The final deadline for freshman applications is upon us, and confusion abounds!  Is it a postmark deadline? A received by deadline? Are you open on Sunday?

Hopefully I can dispel the panic and confusion once and for all (or at least on this piece of things).

First of all, February 15 is a receive by date–we want to receive all of your application materials by this date.  This is not a postmark deadline.

As it happens, the deadline falls on a Sunday, and the next business day is a national holiday.  What this means for you is that you have two extra days to get your materials to us!  Make sure we have all of your materials by February 17th.

Finally, a story:  Last year, on February 14, a student was on her way to mail her drawings to RISD.  As she walked down the stairs, carrying one of the drawings, she tripped and spilled cough medicine all over the drawing.  She called me in complete hysterics.  I reassured her that a drawing with cough medicine on it would be fine, but she wanted to re-do the drawing completely, so we gave her an extension on the deadline.

We want you to be able to complete your application, so if some kind of craziness happens and you need an extra few days, give us a call.

Lucy King, Assistant Director of Admissions

Contact me at lking@risd.edu

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