An applicant confirms a deadline by checking the international admissions website of the institution that publishes the requirement. EducationUSA directs applicants to each institution’s site for its specific requirements and notes that requirements can vary greatly from one institution to another. A date found elsewhere remains unconfirmed until it has been checked against that source.
Start with the Publishing Institution
The applicant should open the institution’s international admissions site and locate the specific requirements connected to the application. The relevant deadline must be read from the page that states the requirement, rather than carried over from another institution or an unrelated application page.
EducationUSA’s cited guidance points applicants toward institution-specific requirements; it does not establish one deadline that applies across institutions.
Check the Requirement Before Recording It
Once the source clearly states a deadline, the applicant should record both the deadline and the associated task. EducationUSA recommends using a calendar to track deadlines and required tasks and when they need to be completed.
A calendar organizes confirmed information, but it does not replace the source. If the institution’s page does not state a date clearly, entering an inferred date would turn an unresolved question into an apparent deadline.
What the Applicant Must Still Confirm
No institution-specific deadline is stated in this guide. Each applicant must still confirm the actual date, the requirement to which it applies, and the current information on the institution’s international admissions site.
If the page is silent or unclear, the deadline should be treated as unconfirmed. The applicant should seek clarification from the institution rather than guess.