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</div><div data-element-id="elm_Tug2lUwFToeVRTCLoUaVpw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_Tug2lUwFToeVRTCLoUaVpw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="font-size:16px;"><div style="margin-bottom:8px;"><p style="margin-bottom:25px;">Most schools have completed their updates for the 2021-22 admission cycle (Class of 2026), and several of the changes we've observed are worth noting.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-bottom:25px;">Roughly 25 schools have modified early admission options available to applicants this fall. &nbsp;Notable changes include the resumption of Restrictive Early Action at Princeton, the introduction of Early Decision 2 at Carnegie Mellon, Emerson and Loyola Marymount, and the removal of Early Decision 2 at Syracuse University.</p><p style="margin-bottom:25px;">If you're considering early admission, be sure to check out our list as it may impact how you decide to apply this fall. &nbsp; Note to our subscribers: the data has already been incorporated into the product, simply re-run College Kickstart to see how it impacts your plan.</p><p><span style="color:inherit;">&nbsp;</span><br></p></div><div><hr style="margin-bottom:25px;"><h1 style="margin-bottom:8px;font-size:26px;">Class of 2026 Admission Plan Changes</h1><h4 style="margin-bottom:25px;font-size:20px;"><br></h4><div><div style="width:827.5px;"><table style="width:787.5px;"><thead><tr><th>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Institution</th><th style="vertical-align:bottom;">EA1</th><th style="vertical-align:bottom;">EA2</th><th style="vertical-align:bottom;">REA</th><th style="vertical-align:bottom;">ED1</th><th style="vertical-align:bottom;">ED2</th><th style="vertical-align:bottom;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Comments</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Berea College</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA2 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Carnegie Mellon University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED2 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Earlham College</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED1 removed</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Emerson College</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED2 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Endicott College</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA2 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Florida Southern College</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA1 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Loyola Marymount University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED2 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Lynn University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA2 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Monmouth University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED1 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Mount St. Mary's University - MD</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA2 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Nazareth College</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED2 removed</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Princeton University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">SCEA reinstated</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Quinnipiac University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA2 removed</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">St. Louis University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA1 and ED1 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">St. Olaf College</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA1 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Salve Regina University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED1 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">SUNY Geneseo</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED2 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Stetson University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED1 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Stonehill University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA2 added</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Sweet Briar College</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA1 replaced with ED2</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Syracuse University</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED2 removed</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">University of Lynchburg</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">ED1 replaced with EA2</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">University of Minnesota - Twin Cities</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">EA2 added</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div><ul><li>Tags:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Berea">Berea</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Carnegie%20Mellon">Carnegie Mellon</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Class%20of%202026">Class of 2026</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Earlham">Earlham</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Early%20Action">Early Action</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Early%20Admission">Early Admission</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Early%20Decision">Early Decision</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Emerson">Emerson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Endicott">Endicott</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Florida%20Southern">Florida Southern</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Loyola%20Marymount">Loyola Marymount</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Lynn">Lynn</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Monmouth%20University">Monmouth University</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Mount%20St_%20Mary%27s%20University%20-%20MD">Mount St_ Mary's University - MD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Nazareth%20College">Nazareth College</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Princeton">Princeton</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Quinnipiac">Quinnipiac</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Restrictive%20Early%20Action">Restrictive Early Action</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Salve%20Regina">Salve Regina</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Stetson">Stetson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Stonehill">Stonehill</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/St_%20Louis%20University">St_ Louis University</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/St_%20Olaf">St_ Olaf</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/SUNY%20Geneseo">SUNY Geneseo</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Sweet%20Briar">Sweet Briar</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/Syracuse">Syracuse</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/University%20of%20Lynchburg">University of Lynchburg</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/tag/University%20of%20Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a></li></ul></div><p><br></p></div>
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