If a deadline on Common App and a university page don’t match, don’t guess. Use this quick verification rule before you submit 🔗

1. Open the Common App guide and the university’s own admissions page side by side.
Common App is the application platform. The university page is the authority for policy details.

2. Verify 4 things only 📌
Check: application deadline, scholarship/aid deadline, testing policy, and English proficiency minimums. Students often confirm the main deadline but miss an earlier scholarship cutoff or a higher IELTS floor for certain programs.

3. Break ties in this order ✅
University program page → central admissions page → Common App listing. If one page is old or vague, contact admissions and save the reply.

4. Log the final answer in one row 🧭
School | deadline | scholarship deadline | IELTS min | source link | date checked.
If you’re unsure how to interpret a conflict, ask one specific

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