This week, only North Carolina students can apply to colleges here for free.

It's a part of College Application Week , which opened Monday at 7:30 a.m. It ends at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26.

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For students who weren't thinking about applying to college just yet, a lot of scholarship applications close later this fall, said Patti Harris, senior director for student access initiatives with the University of North Carolina System. So she says it's good to apply early to be considered for those.

It's also good to apply early so students have more time to decide where to enroll, she said.

"We really want students to take advantage of this opportunity, so that when they are thinking about which place to actually enroll... they have more time to do that."

Harris said s

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