<p>Let's say I apply for early decision and get rejected. Can I still apply for regular application? It might seem stupid, ''do you wanna get rejected again?'' might be a common reaction. But I am wondering because I am taking the SAT for my second time in November and I am quite sure I will do better this time, so obviously I want my top scores to count. But this won't be the case if I apply for early decision. I am wondering if you can apply for both early decision/action and regular applcation at the same college/university? Thanks! I'm new here btw.</p>
<p>Welcome! I may not have a high post count, but that’s just because I mostly lurk around threads and read, rather than post. Hopefully you’ll get a lot of good information out of CC.</p>
<p>Almost every school will defer you to regular if you have any shot at making it in. Rejection from ED/EA is final at every school I’ve looked at, but it’s only done if they think you’d have absolutely no shot at their school in RD. So, no you can’t apply for RD if you get rejected, but if you have a shot at a college now, they probably won’t reject you, and your new SAT will give you an edge come decision time.</p>
<p>Some schools accept November sat scores for early decision consideration.</p>
<p>If not and you’re sat scores are below the schools median and you can improve significantly than you’re better off applying regular decision,</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I obtain an SAT that is about 100-200 below the average score for most places I’m applying. I do know that I can improve my score buý quite a lot, so I guess regular admissions seems like the better decision.</p>
<p>I’d apply Early Action at any places that have it. Sometimes people with worse scores get in EA because it demonstrates higher interest. Plus, 100-200 below (out of 2400, right?) probably isn’t low enough to get flat out rejected, unless your GPA isn’t super either. But I wouldn’t do ED.</p>