The University of Virginia announced Tuesday that the deadline for admitted first-year undergraduate students to submit an affirmative reply has been extended by two weeks to May 15 for the fall 2024 enrollment cycle.
The decision follows a late January statement from the U.S. Department of Education, indicating institutions of higher education would not begin receiving student financial aid information from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, until mid-March, which in turn causes delays in formulating financial aid packages – often an important consideration for those choosing between schools. Extensive changes by the U.S. Department of Education to simplify the FAFSA contributed to this year’s delay.
“We’re grateful to all the students who are thinking about joining us, and we don’t want any of them to feel that the problems with the FAFSA will keep them from doing so,” Greg Roberts, dean of admission, said. “We hope this change in our reply deadline will relieve at least some of the anxiety students and their loved ones may be feeling.”
UVA remains committed to meeting the full demonstrated need of students who qualify for federal or Virginia state aid. Virginians from households with annual incomes less than $100,000 and typical assets receive scholarships that at least equal tuition and fees. Virginians from households with annual incomes less than $50,000 and typical assets receive scholarships that at least equal tuition, fees, housing and food.
UVA’s admissions cycle runs annually in three phases. The first, early decision, is for students who have determined that UVA is their first choice and are prepared to accept a binding admission offer, which were announced to admitted students in December. Notifications for the second, non-binding admission phase, early action, were shared in early February, and notifications for the third phase, regular decision, will be communicated to admitted students by April 1. The May 15 deadline extension to reserve a spot applies to students admitted in the non-binding early action and regular decision phases.
The new deadlines for early action and regular decision students to reserve a spot in the Class of 2028 are reflected on the UVA Admissions website.
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November 24, 2024
