<p>Can someone tell me if there is any benefit to applying Early Action at the Ivies and other selective schools? Does it make any difference if the school accepts ED applications?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>schools usually either offer early action or early decision, not both. and the ivies dont offer EA at all. Harvard and princeton had no early programs starting this past year..</p>
<p>the benefit of applying early action to schools that offer it is that you will know that you have gotten into a school already by december 15 and you can relax to some degree before hearing the rest of your decisions (unless he EA school is your top choice)</p>
<p>yale is the only ivy with early action. and they might even do away with it</p>
<p>ED will often give you an edge in admissions, since you're committed to the school and it's a great way to demonstrate interest. EA typically confers no admissions advantage beyond peace of mind, or a very small one.</p>
<p>EA is good because a) you can apply to more than one, b) you don't have to be SURE it's your first choice, c) it can make it so that you have to apply to fewer schools, and d) it takes away a hell of a lot of stress. I applied EA to UChicago (a school I really like) and MIT (my first choice). I got into UChicago, and was deferred from MIT. The fact that I had already been accepted to a school I liked made it so that I didn't have to apply to so many schools in December, and it also took of A LOT of the college stress.</p>
<p>I got into 6 schools EA but it didn't make much difference b/c I had already submitted applications to other schools since everything was ready by November 1. It was nice to know I was accepted at some of my top choices but it didn't matter much because I still haven't gotten financial aid/scholarship info from most of my EA schools :-/</p>