What is Early Action? Is it the right deadline for you?
If you are working on applying to colleges this fall, you may have come across Early Action as a deadline option for submitting your applications. UNH offers both an Early Action and a regular decision deadline for undergraduate admission.
Applying Early Action has a number of benefits, including allowing you to take more time to get to know the campus community you’ll call home and setting you on track for academic and financial aid success.
Keep following our Becoming a Wildcat blog series for the inside scoop on the application process and UNH admissions events.
When is UNH’s Early Action deadline?
UNH's Early Action deadline this year is November 15, just over a month away
What is Early Action?
Put simply, Early Action is the no-stress version of Early Decision. Applying Early Action at UNH means you’ll receive a non-binding admission decision by the end of January. All applicants still have until May 1 to enroll.
Why should I apply Early Action?
Get to know UNH student life
UNH offers two application deadlines: Early Action and Regular Decision. Early Action applicants receive their admission decision by the end of January and Regular Decision applicants receive theirs by the end of March.
If you'd like even more time to get to know the UNH community and ensure you're making the best college choice for you, you are encouraged to apply Early Action.
What does it mean to be a UNH Wildcat?
student organizations
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Academic opportunities
By applying Early Action, you’ll receive priority consideration for UNH’s “competitive majors,” high-demand, space-limited programs like nursing, exercise science and occupational therapy.
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Lifechanging scholarships
Early Action is also the deadline for some of our most lifechanging scholarship programs, which offer students both serious tuition dollars and strong academic community.
Early Action Scholarship Opportunities:
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Students need to apply to UNH by the Early Action deadline in order to be considered.
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Students are strongly encouraged to apply Early Action.
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Did you know?
Supporting documents can be received after the UNH Early Action deadline. This includes transcripts and teacher recommendations!
Follow your own timeline
The Early Action Deadline is a great choice for students who are looking to have more time to find out why UNH is the best fit for them. Early Action can also help jumpstart your most successful academic journey at UNH and make that journey more financially affordable for you.
But we know that not all students are on the same timeline. That's why UNH also offers the regular decision 2/1 deadline. As you move forward with your college application process, keep this blog post in mind to find the application deadline that works for you!
