Undergraduate Application Deadlines
Cornell uses the Common Application for both first-year and transfer students, and also requires a short written supplement.
Please allow enough time to complete and mail (if necessary) all of the required materials by the deadlines in this chart, and contact the admissions office immediately if any problem meeting a deadline should arise.
| What's Due | First-Year: Early Decision |
First-Year: Regular Decision |
Transfers: Fall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common App and $80 Fee/Waiver* |
November 1 | January 2 | March 15 |
| Cornell University Supplement/ Supporting Materials* |
November 1 | January 2 | Filing period: February 1– March 1 |
| Portfolio** | November 1 | January 2 | March 1 |
Note: All deadlines are postmark deadlines; items must be postmarked by the date shown here.
* Please send your Common Application, fee/waiver, Cornell University supplement, and supporting materials to the Undergraduate Admissions Application Processing Center at the address listed on the application forms.
** Please submit your portfolio online via Cornell AAP SlideRoom. If you have difficulty uploading your portfolio to Cornell AAP Slideroom, please email us at aap-admissions@cornell.edu. All other application materials should be sent to the Undergraduate Admissions Application Processing Center at the address listed on each form.
