<p>I know of the difference between the two. I know taht you can only apply to one school ED. And I know you can apply to as many schools as you wnat with standard EA. But can you apply to one school Early Decision AND one school Early Action and just then decline teh EA spot if you get into both?</p>
<p>No. .......</p>
<p>*** don't listen to Gaffe.</p>
<p>The answer is YES, absolutely.
However, the EA must NOT be SCEA (Single Choice Early Action- Yale/Stanford)
All ED programs will allow you to apply to another EA program provided that if you are accepted ED, YOU MUST ATTEND THE ONE YOU ED'd even if you get into the one you applied EA. </p>
<p>Popular combinations include Columbia + Mit + Chicago + (Caltech) (which is what I did)</p>
<p>It's fine on both sides.</p>
<p>Actually, you can with a few exceptions. Yale and Stanford are Single Choice Early Action - you can only apply to one of them, and no other EA or ED schools. Georgetown allows you to apply EA to as many EA schools as you want, but not to an ED school.</p>
<p>But the vast majority allow you to apply to them ED and to as many EA schools as you like.</p>
<p>Check your schools' websites to be sure.</p>
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Yale and Stanford are Single Choice Early Action - you can only apply to one of them, and no other EA or ED schools.
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<p>That statement is partially true. I believe under SCEA you can still apply EA to public schools.</p>
<p>From what I've read about ED, you can apply ED to only one college, and EA to as many as you want, as long as the EA program is nonrestrictive. If you are accepted to the ED school, you must revoke your applications to all other schools and not apply to any more.</p>
<p>There could be a few exceptions to this with greedy schools.</p>
<p>But seriously, why do you all go hog wild for ED? I think it's a terrible idea. You can't compare financial aid packages, and I don't know of too many budgets that can afford $50,000/year in costs for college. And there can't be only one school you like. That's not how the human brain works. Is this just obsession with elite colleges? Perhaps helicopter parents?</p>
<p>Yep, ED To One School, and EA to other schools. Though be careful, carefully read EACH schools policy on this before you do it, because some schools openly ban doing ED and EA together. I'm planning on doing both too, killing 2 birds with one stone since ill be applying to like 7 colleges total EA or ED, and thats all before Normal admissions! =D</p>
<p>i think there was a thread around here where someone said that if you apply ed to georgetown, then you cant apply ea anywhere else. but i dont think many schools do that.</p>
<p>Under SCEA (Yale, Stanford..) you CANNOT apply EA anywhere else (MIT, Caltech, Chicago..). Brown ED also precludes EA anywhere else. You need to check each school's ED program.</p>
<p>Yale and Stanford do allow you to apply early to state rolling admissions schools, but not to state EA schools.</p>
<p>...I thought they were the same thing.. what are the differences?</p>
<p>Rolling Admission = Very late deadline, they judge it as it comes in</p>
<p>EA = just like regular (judge all at one time) and they give u a little boost usually</p>
<p>JBVirtuoso: the actual fact is many families do not have to consider FA whatsoever. They can and will write a $50K check for this year's costs -- just out of checking/savings. At Yale, about 50% of students don't even apply for FA because they come from families with assets/incomes that disqualify them. An admissions officer said basically, if you can write the check today, then you probably won't qualify. There are many people in the US who are pretty above what's considered the "middle class"</p>
<p>Nothing wrong with that per se -- definitely ED or EA is a good option for these applicants.</p>
<p>I actually meant.. what were the differences between ED and EA? Sorry about that RootBeer!</p>
<p>ED is binding; if you get accepted, you go there. EA is not; you get accepted and you wait until you get all your acceptances and decide where you want to go.</p>
<p>So, to the best of your knowledge, only Stanford and Yale are SCEA?</p>
<p>Neeto. A world of possibilities..</p>
<p>Stanford's Early Action program differs from many Early Action programs, as it does not allow a candidate to apply to other schools under any type of Early Action, Early Decision, or Early Notification program, with the following exceptions:</p>
<p>Students applying to Stanford's Single-Choice Early Action program may apply to: </p>
<p>[1] Any institution, public or private, under a non-binding Rolling Admission option;
[2] Public institutions under a non-binding Early Action program;
[3] Foreign colleges/universities on any application schedule;
[4] Institutions whose early application deadlines are a requirement for consideration for special academic programs or scholarships only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1; and to
[5] Institutions under an Interim Decision program only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1. </p>
<p>The site also states:</p>
<p>Candidates who apply early to Stanford are asked to sign a statement in their application agreeing to file only one early application. Their parents and high school counselors are also asked to sign statements indicating that the applicant is aware of the terms of Single-Choice Early Action. </p>
<p>People are getting crazy each year.</p>