<p>If I apply for Early Action to MIT and I get rejected, do they still consider me for regular action or can I reapply when regular action rolls around, if this happens?</p>
<p>Most Early Action applicants (about 75% last year) are deferred to the regular round and are automatically considered during Regular Decision. A relatively small percentage of applicants are rejected during EA, usually when the admissions committee decides that their applications would not be competitive during the regular decision round.</p>
<p>Alright thanks for the info.</p>
<p>If my SATs are a little lower than their requirements, can I still get accepted? Or are they deferring people that well meet their requirements, or just the people that are a little lower on the SATS/ACT ?</p>
<p>There is no "requirement" for SATs, and they'll accept people either EA or RD with less-than-average SAT scores if they feel the rest of the application is strong.</p>
<p>Only 30% of the final class (about 400 people) can be accepted during the EA round, so most students are deferred. The admissions office will only defer students to RD whom they believe have a shot of being admitted in RD. Still, students are not usually deferred because they have a weak spot in their applications -- on the contrary, they are deferred because their applications are strong and they are contenders for spots during RD.</p>