Students vying for freshmen acceptance to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will now be able to submit their applications until Monday instead of the original Nov. 1 deadline.
The university announced the extension in an email Thursday to students who had begun applying.
UW System Spokesperson David Giroux said the electronic application system, which is managed by the UW Extension, has been “bogged down a bit lately.”
“The software application … is having some problems during peak demand times and as we approach the deadlines,” Giroux said. The application also crashed once last week.
A note on the UW System application website says there have been issues with occasional technical difficulties and service interruptions, especially between late afternoon and 11 a.m.
Students who submit their application by 11:59 p.m. Monday will meet the first notification deadline and should receive decisions by the end of January. Otherwise, the second notification deadline is Feb. 1, for which students will hear back by March.
