<p>Can someone please explain what it's all about?</p>
<p>It's basically the same as Early Decision, without the binding agreement (meaning if you don't want to go to your EA school after you hear of your decision, you don't have to go).</p>
<p>And Early Decision is?</p>
<p>A binding agreement with the school that if you accepted that you must attend said school.</p>
<p>Basically if you apply ED to a school and they accept you, you have to withdraw your applications elsewhere and go!</p>
<p>With EA it is the same idea because you are appling early and possibly being admittited, but you don't have to go there. </p>
<p>I'm pretty sure a school either has one or the other.</p>
<p>Exactly how early can you apply?</p>
<p>There's a deadline. Generally for ED I it's November 1st or 15th. For ED II it's Jan 1st or 15th.</p>
<p>So you have to be a senior in HS?</p>
<p>No you can apply and attend many schools w/o graduating. My next door neighbor of years passed went to UCSD out of state without a diploma/GED</p>
<p>Wow extemporaneous, you have a lot of questions. Couldnt you just google Early Action?</p>
<p>Dont ask me to explain what google is, either. hehe just kiddding!</p>
<p>Resourcefulness is a good quality. :)</p>
<p>Does Early Action put applicant's at an advantage as much as Early Decision would?</p>
<p>Usually, I Google everything, but lately I've been avoiding it because I have found to my aversion that it's not very reliable. -_-</p>
<p>EA definitely does not give the same advantages as ED since ED demonstrates pure interest among other things, though it's definitely an advantage in some regard [unless it's what MIT or UChicago]</p>