I'm pretty sure she was "early action", or whatever Tech calls it these days. It was non-binding and she submitted late October? I'm not sure whether Tech just punts the waitlist people in to the Regular Decision group and decides based on that entire pool, going by the number of students that accept. I don't know the exact date, but I think she learned early-mid January? I think Tech deadline to accept is May 1? I told her she may go into May/June without knowing for sure, and then possibly get notified then that there's a spot for her. At that point, she'd have to decide and we'd lose the deposit somewhere else. Most schools (including JMU) have that May 1 notification deadline for accepting and deposits. College of Charleston apparently gives students that accept an early jump on housing preferences, so there's incentive to accept (with deposit) earlier. And good luck to your daughter - I'm sure it will work out wherever they both end up. ** Edited by Dan1993 at 2/11/2026, 10:22:16 AM