<p>Is it smart to apply to all the early action colleges in my list and choose one early decision(which woulf be my first choice)? - taking in consideration that the early action colleges would be non-restrictive</p>
<p>If you apply Early Decision anywhere, you can only apply to that school early. This means you would not be able to apply Early Action anywhere, even if that school's EA is non-restrictive. ED, by definition, IS restricted, as if they accept you, you'll be forced to go to that school unless there is some extroardinary circumstance.</p>
<p>You can, however, apply to schools that have rolling admissions still.</p>
<p>binding and restrictive are diffrent terms.</p>
<p>It depends on your ED school. Some will allow you to apply EA; some won't.</p>
<p>I got a question. What if you are accepted ED to a school, but you can't afford it financially? This could happen to me with Georgetown. I can't afford the $45,000 total cost. I can't even really afford my $25,000 expected family contribution. My counselor told me that if they don't meet my financial needs I can reject it. Is it up to me if they meet my needs or do they just have to meet the difference between the total cost and the expected family contribution.</p>
<p>You don't have to worry. Georgetown has EA- it's not binding. :)</p>
<p>Confused Student- MOST ED schools also permit you to apply EA elsewhere. For example, you can apply ED to Princeton, EA to Chicago and University of Georgia and rolling to Indiana and Michigan. If you are accepted to Princeton, that is where you are bound to attend.</p>
<p>note, however, that Georgetown will not allow you to apply ED anywhere.</p>
<p>confused_student: The one you mentioned is SCEA. This one sucks.
You can apply to many EAs and one ED, but if the ED accepts you, you will have to turn down others.</p>
<p>Aight, so what if I apply to a school that only has ED and they accept me, but don't meet what I feel I can afford?</p>
<p>most schools will send out an estimated financial aid package before they send out their decisions, so if their offer isn't enough for what you need, you still have time to pull your application out of the ed pool.</p>
<p>Schools don't give need based on what YOU feel you can afford; they give need based on what THEY feel you can afford. So if they meet your "need" by THEIR definition, you're stuck. They will not release you from your commitment.</p>
<p>If financial aid is an issue, DO NOT apply ED anywhere!</p>
<p>Alright thank you.</p>