<p>the title says it all.
If this is not the right sectionl, sorry i will delete it</p>
<p>I think you can, as long as the ED school doesn’t mind. Brown, for example, has ED and they state they don’t want you applying EA somewhere else.</p>
<p>In general, you can apply to other Early Action (EA) schools, but not to those that have Single Choice Early Action, SCEA (for example, Stanford).</p>
<p>Early Decision generally means you are committing to attend if you are accepted, so you can’t apply to more than one ED school at a time. Some schools have a second round of ED, called EDII, which also is a commitment to attend; the deadline for that is set so that some of the early decisions have been received before EDII kicks in.</p>
<p>You do need to check the websites. I think there are other cases like Brown, as noted above.</p>
<p>schools that offer ED expect the applicant to accept the offer. Most schools have a binding contract with the applicant, but there are cases where a school will not mind, so long as the applicant notifies the school and their intentions.</p>
<p>UChicago has EA and permits you to apply EA or ED elsewhere so the only issue you face is whether the other places to which you are applying early allow multiple EA applications.</p>
<p>If you apply ED to a Common App school (UChicago is one) asking for financial aid, and the aid offered is insufficient to allow attendance, you just say thanks but no thanks, and apply elsewhere RD. ED should be used only at the one dream school you want above all others, when you don’t want to compare FA packages. Plus, it’s a long time from December to May 1, and you could easily change your mind if it’s not your dream school.</p>