Tropical Storm Helene
EXTENSIONS
From UNC-Chapel Hill’s Morehead-Cain Scholars Program (9/30): “For students and their school officials who are affected by the aftermath of the storm, we have extended the application deadline by two weeks—to October 15, 2024.”
- 10/8 – Morehead-Cain has “further extended the deadline to Monday, November 4 at 11:59 PM EST.”
From NC State University (10/2): “We understand that many students may be facing difficulties in completing their Early Action applications by our November 1 deadline. To accommodate their needs, we are happy to offer flexibility for those who require an extension. Please encourage your students to reach out to us at undergrad-admissions@ncsu.edu if they need additional time.”
- 10/16 – NC State [has] extended the November 1 deadline to November 15. This extension applies to all applicants in affected areas…If you submit your application after November 1, you will have to select regular decision as your preferred admission plan; we will adjust it to Early Action after you apply.”
From the University of Georgia (10/2): “For students impacted by the hurricane, we will allow an Early Action application deadline extension. Due to limitations in the Common App platform, we are unable to do across-the-board deadline extensions to targeted geographic regions. However, we will be able to effectively allow a deadline extension by permitting students to submit a Regular Decision application, then complete the deadline extension request form to reclassify it as an Early Action application. If students are applying after the Early Action deadline, they should submit the Regular Decision application via the Common App no later than October 22 11:59 p.m. After submitting their application, they will receive the “Next Steps for your UGA Application” email from us, students will see a link to a form near the top of their application status page that will allow them to submit a request to have their application updated from Regular Decision to Early Action. Students will have until October 27 at 11:59 p.m. to submit the request to switch their application to Early Action consideration. Please note that even with this extended application deadline, the materials deadline will remain October 29.”
From UNC-Chapel Hill (10/4): “In support of the students directly affected, we’re extending our early action deadline to October 31, 2024. Students who are affected by the hurricane don’t need to take any additional action in order to receive the extension…We’ll accept additional required materials, such as transcripts, school reports, and recommendation letters through December 1.”
From Clemson University (10/7): “Please reach out [apply@admission.clemson.edu] with any situations that need flexibility regarding the [Early Action] deadlines below…October 15 – Application submission and November 1 – Materials submission.”
- 10/11 – “If you are submitting your Clemson application through any of our platforms (Common App, Coalition, or Clemson app) after 11:59 p.m. on October 15, please select Regular Decision as your application plan. Within 24 hours of submitting your application, you will receive an email to set up your Clemson admissions portal. Once you’re in your portal, please submit the “Request Early Action” form by 11:59 p.m. on October 31. Completion of this form will automatically update your application plan to Early Action. Complete your Self-Reported Academic Record and submit test scores directly from the testing agency (optional) by 11:59 p.m. on November 15. If you do not anticipate that you can get your test scores to us by November 15, you can change to test optional in your portal.”
From UNC-Charlotte’s Levine Scholars Program (10/8): “The nomination deadline will be extended to Nov. 1 for those impacted by Hurricane Helene.” – Contact Dr. Allen for a nomination.
From Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC (10/11): “To support students during this time, Winthrop University has extended its application timeline [from November 1]…We also wish to reaffirm our commitment to making education accessible by keeping our application process free of charge. Should you have any questions or need additional resources, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at admissions@winthrop.edu.”
From East Carolina University (10/14): “If your school is in a county affected by Hurricane Helene, the application deadline to be eligible to apply to the Honors College has been extended to November 15.”
From Davidson College (10/15): “We would like to invite your students to take advantage of an application fee waiver that we are offering to all who have been impacted by recent storms. This fee waiver will be available to students through January 13. Prior to submitting their [Common App], students should select the “Disaster Relief Fee Waiver” option in the payment section.”
From Emory University (10/16): “Many schools and communities in the southeast have experienced unprecedented weather-related disruptions this fall. If [students] need additional time, our application will remain open for three extra days to accommodate. Supporting materials can arrive slightly later on, ideally within 10 days of the application deadline. If you believe you have a student who may need more time beyond this, please have them reach out directly to the admissions office at admission@emory.edu.”
From NC State University’s Park Program (10/16): “Applicants directly impacted by the aftermath of Hurricane Helene who are currently residing in an affected county may request an extension for the Park Scholarships application by completing this form no later than 8am ET on Monday, October 28. The application deadline for those with extensions will be 11:59 pm ET on Friday, November 15.”
From Duke University (10/17): “In recognition of the impact of these storms, we are offering application fee waivers for students facing financial difficulties due to the storms. For more information on our application process or to request fee waivers, please email our office at undergrad-admissions@duke.edu.”
From NC State’s Goodnight Scholars Program (10/17): “Students from [Haywood County] can submit their NC State application by December 10th and still be considered for our selection process.” – This can be confusing. If interested in Goodnight, ask me to clarify.
From the UNC System (received 10/17): Deadline Extensions
* Re: NC College Application Week (10/11): “The following institutions will waive application fees during College Application Week (October 21 7:30a – October 27 11:59p) for students who were enrolled at high schools in FEMA-designated Hurricane Helene Counties: Appalachian State University, NC State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and University of North Carolina Wilmington.”
- ASU: “To best serve students in our region, App State has extended the deadline to Nov. 15 for first-year students to apply for admission and guaranteed scholarship consideration, with all supplemental materials due by Nov. 30. We’ve also waived the application fee through Nov. 15 for students impacted by the recent hurricanes in the Southeast. First-year students can use ‘MOUNTAIN STRONG’ in the Common App when prompted for an App State fee waiver code.”
- NC State: “In the Common App fee waiver section, select ‘no’ to the question ‘Do you meet one or more of the Common App fee waiver eligibility criteria?’ In the General section of the NC State-specific questions (or the More About You section for transfer applicants), select ‘Yes, I am living in an area impacted by Hurricane Helene and want to use the fee waiver.'”
- UNC-CH: “Please complete this brief form so we can identify your application record and appropriately apply the application fee waiver.”
- UNC-G: “To take advantage of waived application fees, apply via the College Foundation website https://www.cfnc.org.”
RESOURCES
NC Disaster Declaration (9/29)
How to apply for FEMA assistance (EdNC 9/30)
NC Disaster Employment Assistance (10/1)
Social Security Card free replacement (10/11)
Tax Transcript fee waiver (10/11)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – one-time benefit (10/15)
