Does this conflict with SCEA?

Applying to College
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<p>I am applying to the College of St. Benedict -- a small private college in MN. They have rolling admissions, but you can apply by an early deadline (Dec. 1st) in order to get priority consideration for scholarship awards. I could use the scholarship money, so I want to apply early, but I'm not sure if this breaks my SCEA agreement with Yale.</p>

<p>This is what the St. Ben's admissions website says:
“Admission and scholarship decisions will be mailed by December 20 to students who have completed applications by December 1. Students applying after December 1 will be notified of the admission and scholarship decision on a rolling basis beginning January 15.” (The decision is non-binding)</p>

<p>I emailed my region's admissions officer at Yale to ask him if it was okay, and he said: "If its rolling admissions at this private college, then by all means it will be fine" I don't know how to interpert his answer, because I don't know if St. Ben's still constitutes "rolling admissions" (since it has an early deadline).</p>

<p>Is it safe to say that I wouldn't be breaking the SCEA agreement by applying to St. Ben's before Dec. 1st?</p>

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<p>I would messege the school to get a report, and then forward it to your Yale admission officer.</p>

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<p>huh? I'm not sure what you mean HVSahin.</p>

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<p>bump. any more advice? thanks!</p>

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<p>I think it should be fine. Technically, it still constitutes a rolling decision, right? It's not ED or EA...</p>

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<p>bump. 10 characters</p>

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<p>their website states:</p>

<p>December 1 Early Action application date for scholarships. Scholarship decisions will be mailed by December 20 to students who have completed applications by December 1. </p>

<p>Students applying after December 1 will be notified of the admission and scholarship decision on a rolling basis beginning January 15.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.csbsju.edu/admission/apply/default.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.csbsju.edu/admission/apply/default.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Yes it is a conflict, you would be breaking your Yale SCEA as Yale specifically
states:</p>

<p>* Yale’s early plan is unlike standard Early Action programs in that you may not apply Early Action or Early Decision to any other school. ** Put another way, students who are candidates for another college’s Early Action or Early Decision program may not apply for Single-Choice Early Action at Yale.) **</p>

<p>If you apply early to Yale, you will be asked to sign the Single-Choice Early Action Agreement on page 1 of the Supplement stating that you intend to
file only the one Yale early application.*</p>

<p><a href="http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/application/pdf/2005_single_choice.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/application/pdf/2005_single_choice.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>