The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, along with many other studies, reported that the majority of people who completed suicide were either unemployed or had a long-term illness (Department of Health, 1999a).
1 Early Action candidates apply by November 1 and receive notification by mid December. Learn more about applying Early Action.  Regular Decision candidates apply by January 1 and receive notification by late March.
Early Decision. We offer two binding Early Decision options for students who feel that Rensselaer is their first-choice school. The annual deadline for Early Decision I is November 1st, and the deadline for Early Decision II is December 15th. If you submit an Early Decision (ED I or ED II) application, you must also submit a signed ED agreement form. This may be completed electronically through the Common Application.