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Application questions are available on the <a href="/admissions/first-year/special-academic-programs.cfm" >Special Academic Program webpage</a>.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2>First-Year Student聽(Freshman) Application Deadlines</h2> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="200" style="width:750px;" summary="Table outlining First-Year Application Deadlines"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;"><strong>聽Application Type</strong></td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;"><strong>聽Deadline</strong></td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;"><strong>聽CSS Profile &<br /> 聽FAFSA Deadline</strong></td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;"><strong>聽Notification</strong></td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;"><strong>聽Deposit Deadline</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽Early Action</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽November 1</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽November 15</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽January 31</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽May 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽Early Decision I</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽November 1</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽November 15</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽December 31</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽January 15</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽Early Decision II</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽January 15</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽February 1</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽February 15</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽March 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽Regular Decision</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽January 15</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽February 15</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽April 1</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽May 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽Spring Enrollment聽</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽October 1</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽October 15</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽November 1</td> <td style="width: 150px; height: 40px;">聽December 1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>聽</h2> <h2>Minimum Admissions Requirements</h2> <p>First-year applicants who follow the U.S. educational system should have completed at least 16 college preparatory secondary school units. We require that you have 4 units in English, 3 units in academic mathematics, including the equivalent of 2 units in algebra and 1 unit of geometry, at least 2 units of laboratory science, at least 2 units of social science and 2 units of foreign language. Successful candidates for admission have usually completed a rigorous college preparatory course of study that goes beyond the minimum requirements above.</p> <h2>Admitted Student Profile for Fall聽2024</h2> <ul> <li>GPA Middle 50%: 3.63-4.17聽(school reported)</li> <li>SAT Middle 50%: 1320-1450 (critical reading and mathematics)</li> <li>ACT Middle 50%: 29-33</li> </ul> <p>The SAT and聽ACT ranges reflect the 41% of applicants who submitted test scores.</p> <h2>Scholarships & Financial Aid</h2> <ul> <li>Your admissions application is your application for a merit scholarship. No separate scholarship application is required, except for the <a href="/financialaid/freshman-scholarships.cfm" >United Methodist Scholarship</a>聽and聽<a href="https://www.tuitionexchange.org/" >Tuition Exchange</a>.</li> <li>U.S. Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents should complete both the <a href="https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/" >CSS Profile</a>聽and <a href="https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa" >Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)</a> if you wish to be considered for need-based financial aid. To receive full consideration for need-based financial aid, both documents must be submitted by the application deadline.</li> </ul> <h2>Admissions Decisions</h2> <p>Once you submit your application, what happens next? You will receive one of the following decisions:</p> </div> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_5044677" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <div class="tab-container"> <div class="tab-menu"> <div class="selected-tab">Selected</div> <div class="tabs"> <div data-item="1" class="tab active">Offer of Admission</div> <div data-item="2" class="tab">Waitlist</div> <div data-item="3" class="tab">Deny</div> <div data-item="4" class="tab">Defer</div> </div> <div class="menu"> <div class="close d-none"> <i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="open"> <i class="fa fa-ellipsis-h" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-menu d-none"></div> </div> <div data-item="1" class="content"> <div class="content-container"> <div id="cs_control_5044681" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5332485_5044681"><div id="gridRow_1_1_5044681" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_5044681" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_5044693" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="text-block clearfix" id="txt-5044693"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <p>Fall or spring admissions is familiar to most students and means you will begin as a degree-seeking student in the semester for which you applied.</p> </div> </section> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div data-item="2" class="content d-none"> <div class="content-container"> <div id="cs_control_5044682" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5332485_5044682"><div id="gridRow_1_1_5044682" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_5044682" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_5044751" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="text-block clearfix" id="txt-5044751"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <p>We offer a limited number of students a waitlist decision each year. Students must accept their spot on the waitlist in order to be considered. Closer to May 1, we will begin to work with the waitlist, pending available capacity in the first-year class.</p> </div> </section> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div data-item="3" class="content d-none"> <div class="content-container"> <div id="cs_control_5044683" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5332485_5044683"><div id="gridRow_1_1_5044683" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_5044683" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_5044755" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="text-block clearfix" id="txt-5044755"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <p>Each year, we have to deny a number of students due to the high level of talent in our applicant pool. But if you have your heart set on attending AU, we encourage you to consider transferring after at least one year at another college.</p> </div> </section> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div data-item="4" class="content d-none"> <div class="content-container"> <div id="cs_control_5044684" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5332485_5044684"><div id="gridRow_1_1_5044684" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_5044684" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_5044762" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="text-block clearfix" id="txt-5044762"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <p>Some applicants will receive a defer decision, which means that their application has been moved to another application deadline for an additional review with updated information. 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