Not Happy With Your College Options?

The 2019-2020 college application cycle is proving to be the most unpredictable in my decade-long career as an independent education consultant.  Whether it’s UT Austin who denied or CAPPed a startling number of qualified applicants due to over-enrollment by 1300 students for the class of 2022 or the cheating scandal that continues to rock the nation, there are many stunned and disappointed students who did not gain admission to their top choice (or even mid choice) schools.  Maybe you were overly aggressive in your initial school list or maybe you needed a little more time to show a consistent trend with your grades or improve your standardized test results. Perhaps you need to take a a second look at your application to make sure it effectively showcases all of the wonderful things that distinguish you from every other talented candidate who is applying to your top choice schools?  (Contact me at stefmauler@themaulerinstitute.com to schedule a comprehensive application review and critique or to discuss additional options.)

Fear not!

There are many fantastic colleges that are still accepting applications, such as Johns Hopkins Peabody Conservatory of Music (4/1), University of Houston (4/1), Austin College (5/1), Clemson (5/1), Auburn (6/1), Duquesne (7/1), and Belmont (8/1), to name a few.  Here is an alphabetical list of 100 fantastic schools that are still accepting applications:

1. American University in Dubai:10-Aug
2. Angelo State University: 23-Aug
3. Art Academy of Cincinnati: 30-Jun
4. Auburn University: 1-Jun
5. Austin College: 1-May
6. Ball State University:15-Aug
7. Bard College at Simon’s Rock: 1-May
8. Belmont Abbey College: 1-Aug
9. Belmont University: 1-Aug
10. Berea College: 30-Apr
11. Berry College: 25-Jul
12. Bob Jones University: 1-Aug
13. Bowling Green State University: 15-Jul
14. California Institute of Integral Studies:22-Jul
15. California State Polytechnic University: Pomona: 1-May
16. Chatham University: 1-Aug
17. Clemson University: 1-May
18. Coastal Carolina University: 1-Aug
19. College for Creative Studies: 1-Jul
20. College of Charleston: 1-Apr
21. College of Idaho: 15-Jul
22. Colorado State University: Pueblo: 1-Aug
23. Columbia College: 15-Aug
24. Columbia International University: 1-Aug
25. Columbia University: School of General Studies: 1-Jun
26. Duquesne University: 1-Jul
27. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania: 1-Apr
28. Emmanuel College (Georgia): 1-Aug
29. Eureka College: 1-Aug
30. Florida Atlantic University: 1-May
31. Georgia Southern University: 1-May
32. Gustavus Adolphus College: 1-Apr
33. Hendrix College: 1-Jun
34. High Point University: 1-Jul
35. Indiana State University: 15-Aug
36. Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis: 1-May
37. Iowa State University: 1-Jul
38. Johns Hopkins University: Peabody Conservatory of Music: 1-Apr
39. Kent State University: 1-Aug
40. Marietta College: 1-May
41. Massachusetts Maritime Academy: 1-May
42. Mercer University: 1-Jul
43. Millsaps College: 1-Jul
44. Missouri State University: 20-Jul
45. New College of Florida: 15-Apr
46. Oregon State University: 1-Jun
47. Piedmont College: 1-Jul
48. Point Loma Nazarene University: 1-Apr
49. Sam Houston State University: 1-Aug
50. Samford University: 1-Jul
51. School of the Art Institute of Chicago: 1-May
52. Seton Hill University: 15-Aug
53. Simon Fraser University: 30-Apr
54. Edward’s University: 1-May
55. SUNY College at Purchase: 15-Jul
56. Tarleton State University: 21-Jul
57. Tennessee State University: 1-Aug
58. Texas A&M International University: 1-Aug
59. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Galveston: 1-Jul
60. Texas State University: 1-May
61. Texas Tech University: 1-Aug
62. Texas Woman’s University: 15-Jul
63. University of Akron: 1-Jul
64. University of Alaska Anchorage: 15-Jun
65. University of Alberta: 1-May
66. University of Arizona: 1-May
67. University of Arkansas: 1-Aug
68. University of Central Florida: 1-May
69. University of Colorado Denver: 19-Aug
70. University of Houston: 1-Apr
71. University of Iowa: 1-Apr
72. University of Kansas: 1-Apr
73. University of Massachusetts Boston: 1-Apr
74. University of Memphis: 1-Jul
75. University of Michigan: Flint: 20-Aug
76. University of Minnesota: Duluth: 1-Aug
77. University of Missouri: St. Louis: 24-Aug
78. University of Nebraska–Lincoln: 1-May
79. University of Nevada: Las Vegas: 1-Jul
80. University of New Hampshire at Manchester: 1-Apr
81. University of New Mexico: 1-May
82. University of North Carolina at Charlotte: 1-Jul
83. University of North Texas: 1-Aug
84. University of Northern Colorado: 1-Aug
85. University of Northwestern–St. Paul: 1-Aug
86. University of Oklahoma: 1-Apr
87. University of South Carolina: Aiken: 1-Aug
88. University of South Florida: Saint Petersburg: 15-Apr
89. University of Southern Indiana: 15-Aug
90. University of Texas at Dallas: 1-Jul
91. University of Texas at El Paso: 31-Jul
92. University of Texas at San Antonio: 1-Jun
93. University of the Sacred Heart: 30-Jun
94. University of Utah: 1-Apr
95. University of Washington Tacoma: 1-Jun
96. University of Wyoming: 10-Aug
97. Virginia State University: 1-May
98. Wayne State University: 26-Aug
99. Wesleyan College: 1-Jun
100. Xavier University of Louisiana: 1-Jul

For a full list, go to Prep Scholar’s list of colleges with late application deadlines.

So, if you are confused, frustrated and don’t know what to do.  Don’t worry.  There are many wonderful schools just waiting for you to apply.