What now? That’s the question thousands of families will be asking this month, as colleges and universities begin to release their early decision notifications.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing tips to help parents and students navigate early decision news, whether it’s great, disappointing, or downright shocking.

And if you’re an ED applicant wondering when you’re going to hear, don’t forget to check out College Kickstart’s compilation of Class of 2027 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates , which we shared in a recent weekly update. Most students have another week or so to wait, although one of our seniors found out last night that she got into Boston College - yay!

We’ll keep our focus on the good news for new - check out the five steps to take after you’ve been admitted early decision:

Coming Up…

Stay tuned for future blog posts where we’ll help you strategize next steps for early decision deferrals and rejections.