A growing list of colleges and universities in the D.C. region — including the University of Maryland at College Park, Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia — are giving prospective students more time to weigh admissions offers as schools wait for the Education Department to send critical financial aid data.
Many four-year colleges traditionally have required students to commit and put down a deposit by May 1. But delays with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid that debuted in late December means colleges may not be able to tell prospective students what financial help they will receive until April, leaving students only a few weeks to compare offers and weigh options before they commit.
Some schools are pushing back deadlines by two weeks or a month. Several institutions say they are monitoring the situation and may move their dates soon. Others such as Johns Hopkins University are leaning on the CSS Profile, another popular financial aid form, to make institutional aid offers.
Below is a roundup of deadlines across the D.C. region. It will be updated if institutions announce changes. For a national perspective, the American Council on Education also is tracking decision by colleges across the country in a database.
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