The Plan II Priority Deadline: October 15, 2011

October 15 is the date by which we recommend Plan II applicants complete their ApplyTexas and On-line honors applications. Plan II shares this priority deadline with the Business Honors Program and the Liberal Arts Honors programs. But don't panic. For Plan II Honors, the deadline is a "soft" internal deadline. Nothing closes or cuts-off on October 15.

The priority deadline is there to remind Plan II applicants that Plan II conducts rolling admissions. And, Plan II reviews applications in the order that the applications are completed. The later a Plan II Honors applicant completes the application, the later that application will be reviewed. Because we will have been offering admission to complete applicants beginning in October, there will be fewer spots available later in the cycle when the applications completed closer to the December 1 deadline are reviewed. Fewer available spaces means a lower likelihood of admission. Competition will be stiffer as fewer spots are available.

Applying on or before October 15 will not necessarily increase an applicant's likelihood of admission. But applying late in the admissions cycle, after November 15, will very likely disadvantage the applicant somewhat.

Plan II admission offers are non-binding and non-exclusive regardless of the date of the offer of admission from Plan II Honors.

Submitting an application on or before October 15 will not guarantee early notification or increase the likelihood of admission.

But do keep in mind that the October 15 deadline does make a difference to Business Honors applicants. The applicants that apply to Business Honors on or before October 15 will be reviewed first and notified first. The date of notification for the early pool will be determined by the size of the early pool.