<p>I was wondering if it easier to get into georgetown when an applicant applies early action or early decision?
Can early decision increase my chances?
Also, what is the difference between EA and ED?</p>
<p>1) Georgetown only has Early Action. This means that you apply by November 1st, are notified by mid-December and, if admitted, are not in any way obligated to go. (Early Decision means that, if admitted, you are bound by contract to attend the school unless you can prove financial inability). You can also apply to as many other non-restrictive EA schools as you want; however, you CANNOT apply ED to any school AND EA to Georgetown.</p>
<p>2) Because it is nonbinding, EA is considered more competitive than RD (Georgetown only wants to fill a certain number of acceptance slots with EA applicants). However, Georgetown doesn't reject in the early round, so you are automatically deferred if not admitted. Although this year's letter said some 10% of deferred were going to be accepted regular (as compared to 21% accepted overall), this is because a large number of EA deferrees will eventually be rejected. So, it shouldn't discourage you. </p>
<p>3) I would definitely recommend applying EA; even though it's harder than regular, getting deferred does not in any way hurt you and, if anything, just gets your name out there sooner. Plus, if you are accepted, it puts you in a good mood for the rest of your apps. </p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>you should apply EA to a safety and a good match school too
knowing that you atleast have a school to go to the next year is very helpful
i didn't and was very stressed
also if you get into a safety or a match you can apply to more reaches because you know you are secure
hope that helps</p>
<p>so can some one apply EA to more than 2 schools</p>
<p>you can apply EA to as many schools as you want
I applied EA to 5 schools</p>
<p>I applied EA to two... but each school has their own restrictions. Yale, Harvard, and Stanford use(d) Single-Choice Early Action which meant that you could only apply there early (but I know Harvard isn't doing that this year). Just make sure to check with each school you plan on apply EA to.</p>
<p>And, as someone said, applying EA is a really good idea because, if admitted, it allows you to reach higher; when the January deadlines rolled around, I wasn't concerned about finding a safety and instead only applied to those matches and, of course reaches, I would want to go to over Gtown.</p>