As some of you may have read, Stanford has released their admissions deadlines for the upcoming 2006-2007 application cycle. The deadlines are as follows:
Round 1
October 25th, 2006 (decision date: January 18th, 2007)
Round 2
January 10th, 2007 (decision date: April 5th, 2007)
Round 3
March 14th, 2007 (decision date: May 10th, 2007)
The good news about this year’s deadlines is that both the R1 and R2 dates have been pushed back roughly one week. For those of you applying, this means an extra week of time to work on Stanford’s challenging application. It also likely means that Stanford’s R1 deadline will be further distanced from Harvard’s and Wharton’s R1 deadlines (historically in the second week of October). As for R2, the one-week delay also means less of a conflict for applicants who are juggling family obligations around the holidays (last year’s deadline was January 4th).
Stay tuned to this blog for a full analysis of Stanford’s essay topics once they are announced in August. See our tips on last year’s essay questions to get a headstart. In the meantime, we encourage Stanford applicants to conduct research into the program and to begin thinking about potential content for essays.
