College Abruptly Moves Up Deadline for Applications

College-bound procrastinators, beware: When state budgets get tight, application deadlines can tighten up, too.

At Fresno State, part of the California State University system, the original deadline for freshman applications was Feb. 1. But last Friday, the university stopped taking freshman applications, three weeks early.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/education/14college.html?_r=1

Moral of the story, apply early.