2007-2008 Admissions Cycle

Date Event
July UAO assigns new CAAAN chairs and reorganizes CAAAN committees as needed
End of August Previous year's data removed from CAAAN-DO
Late September Viewbooks and other updates mailed to all CAAAN members
September/October Chairs meet with their committees for training
Early October Applicant referrals available to chairs through CAAAN-DO
October Contact meetings with applicants begin (there is no official start date)
November 1 Postmark deadline for final elements of Early Decision applications
November 30 Last day to submit narrative CAAAN contact reports for inclusion in Early Decision applicants' folders
Early November - Early February Busiest season for CAAAN volunteers
Mid-December Early Decision applicants receive their admissions decisions
Late December Early Decision applicant decisions available to chairs through CAAAN-DO
January 1 Postmark deadline for final elements of Regular Decision applications
Mid-Late January Applicant receptions offered by some CAAAN committees
February 12 Last day to submit narrative CAAAN contact reports for Regular Decision applicants
Mid-February Rolling admissions decisions to applicants begin for ALS, Hotel, ILR..
Late February CAAAN chairs can access rolling admissions decisions through CAAAN-DO
March 5 Last day to submit basic CAAAN contact reports
Mid-March - Early April Per Ivy League rules, no CAAAN-initiated contact with applicants permitted
March 31 Common Ivy League Regular Decision notification date
Early April CAAAN chairs can access decisions for Regular Decision applicants through CAAAN-DO
Early - Mid-April CAAAN members may begin contacting students admitted via Regular Decision
Mid-April Admitted student receptions offered by many CAAAN committees
Late May Many CAAAN chairs submit articles to regional Public Affairs Office/Cornell Club newsletters seeking new CAAAN volunteers
June Thank you notes sent from chairs to their committees
June This is a good time for chairs to update / verify committee rosters
June - Mid-August Many CAAAN committees offer summer send-offs for entering students


 

For the 2007-2008 academic year, important dates for CAAAN members to be aware of are as follows. (Your local committees may have additional milestone dates.)