-- Posted by 636lover at 2:14 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 I applied for the Fall (August) semester b/c that fit well w/ my plans for the next year. But events have come up and it might be better to attend a semester or two earlier. So IF I get accepted for the Fall semester would it be possible to ask to start earlier (Spring or Summer)? Ever heard of anyone doing this? -- Posted by maceyface at 2:15 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 nope. you apply per semester. you would have had to apply for the spring semester in order to be able to do that. -- Posted by cyanotype at 2:15 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 You can ask... -- Posted by Colleen35 at 12:34 am on Dec. 7, 2008 Depends on the school.  You'll probably be able to defer admission up to a year, from what the schools I applied to told me.