Applying to college is stressful enough without the fear that your application may not even be submitted due to technology. Unfortunately, for thousands of high school seniors this fear could have become a reality this past month when the Common Application was experiencing technical difficulties.
The UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions’s decision to extend the deadline for early action admission was a clear-minded decision that will help to negate these hindrances to applicants.
The office extended the deadline for early action admission another six days — allowing a little under six thousand more students to submit their applications.
Other schools, such as Columbia University and Syracuse University, also extended their deadlines due to Common Application problems.
When it comes down to it, applying to college is stressful. It is a time full of emotion, pressure and uncertainty.
The technical difficulties from the Common Application, and the doubt over whether your essay was uploaded properly is something that high school seniors should not have to worry about.
As a result, the extension of the deadline was much needed. It was only right for the admissions office to listen to the concerns that they were hearing not only from students but also from high school counselors.
Although all of the students would have had the opportunity to apply for the regular decision deadline, UNC could have alienated many students from attempting to apply again.
In the end, there is a good chance that within the high school seniors who applied after the deadline was extended there will be some who will leave their mark here at UNC in more ways than one. Thanks to the admissions office, they will be able to do just that.
