Early decision carnegie mellon?????

<p>Why can't applicants under the age of 17 apply ED to carnegie mellon? (that's what it says on the admissions website). and also, carnegie mellon says that it recommends 4 units of electives, what exactly counts as 1 unit of an elective? i have taken P.E. 1 and 2 frosh and soph year, which are both semester courses and all students are required to take those at my high school, and will be taking web design 1 and 2 next year (junior yr), which are also both semester courses. so would that mean that i already have 4 elective units? or does each unit have to be a full year course?</p>

<p>and also, how do you decide which carnegie mellon school to apply to? CIT or MCS??</p>

<p>are you allowed to apply to both?</p>

<p>Yes, you can apply to multiple schools- I think the limit is 5. I applied (and got in!) to CIT and MCS, although some people might get in to one, but not the other.</p>