The New Year is here, and so is our annual application cycle timeline update. We’ve heard time and time again that providing some transparency around these dates can be helpful for your planning purposes (or at least allay some stress). So, without further ado, here are some more details on our expected Timeline for the 2025 Application Cycle:
| January 6 | First Round of Acceptances |
| January 8 | First Round of Deny Decisions |
| January 29 | Second Round of Deny Decisions |
| February 10 | Second Round of Acceptances |
| February 11 | Third Round of Deny Decisions First Round of Waitlist Decisions |
| February 15 | J.D. Application Closes at 11:59 p.m. ET |
| March 17 | Third Round of Acceptances Fourth Round of Deny Decisions Second Round of Waitlist Decisions |
| Late March/ Early April | Remaining Decision Release (Ongoing) |
| May 1 | Deadline to Respond to Offer of Admission Deadline to Respond to Waitlist Offer |
For those of you still working to submit your materials – good luck! And to those who are waiting to hear back from us – thanks for your patience as we review your files.
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