diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/membership_application.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/membership_application.scss
index 107938dc..bd0c23c4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/membership_application.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/membership_application.scss
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ body.applications.show {
       display: block;
     }
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/app/helpers/membership_application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/membership_application_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..059e3f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/membership_application_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+module MembershipApplicationHelper
+
+  def choose_highlight_class(age)
+    if age >= 7.weeks && age < 2.months
+      "bg-info"
+    elsif age > 2.months
+      "bg-danger"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def age_in_days(age)
+    (age/ 1.day).floor
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/app/models/application.rb b/app/models/application.rb
index 1824a8d3..466310eb 100644
--- a/app/models/application.rb
+++ b/app/models/application.rb
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ def sufficient_votes?
     enough_yes || !few_nos
   end
 
+  def age
+    Time.now - submitted_at
+  end
+
   def self.to_approve
     all.map { |x| x if x.approvable? && x.state == "submitted" }.compact.sort_by { |x| x.submitted_at }
   end
diff --git a/app/views/members/applications/index.html.haml b/app/views/members/applications/index.html.haml
index 74fd7dee..21645a47 100644
--- a/app/views/members/applications/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/members/applications/index.html.haml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         %th Yes
         %th No
         %th ?
+        %th Age
     %tbody
       - @applicants_submitted.each do |applicant|
         - application = applicant.application
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@
           %td= application.yes_votes.size
           %td= application.no_votes.size
           %td= application.not_voted_count
+          %td{:class => choose_highlight_class(application.age)}
+            = "#{age_in_days(application.age)} days"
+
+
+
 
   %h3
     %a{"data-toggle" => "collapse" , "href" => "#collapseEmails"} Applicant Email Addresses <b class="caret"></b>
diff --git a/spec/features/application_age_spec.rb b/spec/features/application_age_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6880f6c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/application_age_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe "diplaying age on application" do
+
+  before do
+    @submitted_application = create(:user, state: :applicant).application
+    @submitted_application.update_attribute(:state, "submitted")
+    @submitted_application.update_attribute(:submitted_at, 1.week.ago)
+  end
+
+  before do
+    page.set_rack_session(user_id: member.id)
+  end
+
+  context "when logged in as a voting member" do
+    let(:member) { create(:voting_member) }
+
+    it "displays the correct application age" do
+      visit members_applications_path
+      expect(page).to have_content "Age"
+      #This spec controls the age of the application so the age can be hardcoded in
+      expect(page).to have_content "7 days"
+    end
+  end
+end