If you need financial aid and cannot be certain how much you will receive, you may want to increase the number of applications you file. If you cannot choose between two schools and want extra time to make a final decision, then apply to both. Apply to at least one school that meets all your requirements, including cost, where you are certain of admission. And do not consider schools that you do not want to attend, just to satisfy your parents or prove that you can get in. When to Apply You should begin the application process as soon as you want to attend.
Schools publish their closing date for applications or deadline in their catalogs.
Find the deadlines for the schools you want to attend and keep them with your files. These dates may be only guidelines for each school. But if you miss a deadline you miss your chance to attend a school. Some schools may stop taking applications prior to the deadline because they have enough qualified applicants. So you should organize yourself and prepare applications early.