How to Apply Application rules and procedures Since space in each major is limited, early application is advised. Applications are dated and reviewed on a first come, first served basis. Space is not reserved until all required information is received by RISD, nor are incomplete applications processed until missing information is supplied. If a student is ineligible for the program, the parent or guardian is contacted as soon as possible after the RISD Summer Programs Office receives the application. Majors are assigned in the order of preference indicated by the student as completed applications arrive.
Early application increases an applicant's chance of placement in the preferred major.
RISD attempts to satisfy as many requests as possible, but because space is limited, first-choice selection cannot be guaranteed. Students must therefore indicate more than one choice of major. Students should consider their second and third choices for major as carefully as they consider their first, as each of the 14 majors has a separate waiting list. If a student forfeits a place in a first, second or third choice major when it is offered, that decision is final. If all three choices are full, the student is notified.