<p>Hello, OP. Instead of thinking the world should revolve around YOU, try looking at things from someone else’s point of view - in this case, the institution’s.</p>
<p>Their budget is built on having a certain number of students enrolled and paying tuition. Their housing budget is built on filling all their rooms without over-filling - students generally are not happy when a college has to resort to “forced triples.” They are trying to do all of this (housing planning and hiring of faculty for the next year) while only holding 1/3 of the admissions decision-making power. The student decides where to apply (1/3), the college decides who to accept (1/3) and the student decides which acceptance to choose (1/3). The college has to predict with a very high degree of accuracy how many of their acceptances will choose to enroll. </p>
<p>If a college didn’t adhere to deadlines, all heck would break loose on their administrative side. They wouldn’t know how many faculty they need to hire, or how many dorm rooms to set aside for incoming freshmen. Faculty department heads and current students seeking housing would be forced to wait until July or later to make plans. </p>
<p>If a student doesn’t realize that it’s a good idea to start researching colleges a year or more before applying, or know enough to look for deadlines that are clearly marked on every college’s website and application… well whose fault is that? Certainly not the college’s.</p>
<p>I can think of MANY valid reasons for colleges to impose admissions deadlines. I cannot think of a valid reason for a college to ignore those deadlines except in the rarest, most extreme circumstances.</p>