Top 10 Advantages of Applying Early to KSU

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Upcoming Application Deadlines:

Fall 2025 - Apply by July 1, 2025

First-Year Student Announcement:

If you are a first-year student applying to Kennesaw State University for Fall 2025 semester, you may be admitted without an ACT or SAT score if you have a GPA of 3.2 or higher. * If you have a GPA of less than 3.2, you should submit official ACT or SAT scores along with your high school transcript to be considered for admission. You must be on track to complete the Required High School Curriculum to be admitted.

Test scores are still required for some scholarships (eg. Zell Miller) and programs (eg. Architecture, KSU Journey Honors College).

Learn more on the Freshman Requirements Page. 

*Kennesaw State calculates your high school GPA for admission based on 17 required high school courses.

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Advantages to Applying Early to Kennesaw State

• #1. Complete Your Next Steps List

  Get a jump on completing your Next Steps so you are ready to enroll:

  Next Steps for Freshmen and Transfer Freshmen 

  Next Steps for Transfers

• #2. Attend an Early Orientation
  Once you are accepted, you can sign up for a New Student Orientation session. New Student Orientation is required for all new undergraduate first-year students. Summer and Fall 2025 semester sign-ups open December 2, 2024. Check out the New Student Orientation website to sign up and find information about session dates, what to expect, and more!
  New Student Programs offers orientation opportunities for additional student types, including transfer students and international students. Check out the New Student Orientation website to learn more!
• #3. Meet Your Advisor and Explore Class Options
  Once accepted, you’re strongly encouraged to meet with an academic advisor prior to Orientation. Students accepted early have additional time to research possible majors and programs. You’ll register for classes at Orientation, and if you come to an earlier session, you’ll have a wider potential choice of class offerings, formats, dates and times.
• #4. Select Your Parking Location
  You can complete your parking sign-up 24 hours after you register for classes. Register for an early orientation date so you can select your parking area earlier. See Parking
• #5. Get Information about Your Financial Aid by Filing Your FAFSA Earlier
  You are encouraged to complete the FAFSA as early as possible to allow ample time to plan for your college expenses. The FAFSA is typically available starting on October 1 each year. Be sure to monitor communications from KSU's Financial Aid Office for the latest information. Once financial aid awards are posted, you can contact your assigned financial aid counselor for additional guidance and assistance. Financial aid counselors are assigned based on the first letter of a student’s last name. Visit the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid for more details. 
• #6. Apply Earlier to Housing
  New students can apply for housing after they’re accepted into KSU. Once accepted, you can apply as soon as the 2025-26 Housing Application opens, which is typically around Dec. 2. Students are issued time tickets for Room Selection in April based on the date their application fee is paid. The earlier you apply for housing and pay your application fee, the better chance you’ll have of getting your preferred housing location and floor plan. Some Special Interest Housing, like KSU Journey Honors Housing, fill even earlier than others.. See Housing and Residence Life for First Year and Transfer Students.   
• #7. Be Considered Earlier for KSU Journey Honors College 
  Incoming freshmen indicate an interest in KSU’s Journey Honors College by filling out the related sections of KSU's Common App. For traditional freshmen, Wellstar, PEGS, and AMC cohort program deadlines are earlier than in previous years: Feb. 1, 2025. Transfer and Dual Enrollment students can apply through an application that opens on October 1, 2024, on the Honors website. Also, the priority deadline for Honors scholarships is Feb. 1, 2025. General applications to the Honors College close May 10, 2025. 
• #8. Research KSU Student Activities
  As a proud new member of Owl Nation, you can begin making plans. You can start looking into KSU activities, programs and events that match your interests. These activities can help you grow socially and maybe even give you hands-on experience in your major.
• #9. Get to Know Your Classmates and KSU
  If you've not yet visited the KSU campus, come for a tour or special event.  You can meet future classmates and get a glimpse of student life through the Admissions Office Instagram and X/Twitter. Also, you can learn more about KSU at upcoming events sponsored by the Admissions Office.
• #10. Get Excited about Your Next Chapter: College at KSU!
  You’ve had an exciting year and we look forward to welcoming you to your next chapter: College at KSU! When that question, “Where are you going to college?” is asked again and again… and again, you’ll have an answer you can be really excited about. I’m going to KSU!