Top colleges and universities in the Boston area and across the country are extending their November early admissions deadlines for prospective students because of this week’s storm.

Tufts University pushed back its first early decision deadline from Nov. 1 to Nov. 7. Wellesley College extended its deadline from Nov. 1 to Nov. 6. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University now have flexible deadlines. Outside the state, top schools such as Yale, Brown, University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia have also extended their deadline.