<p>According to this website (<a href="http://www.enotes.com/georgetown-univers%C2%85%5B/url%5D">http://www.enotes.com/georgetown-univers
</a> ) the ED acceptance rate for Georgetown U is lower than the overall rate. Therefore is it statistically disadvantageous to apply ED, or does the application roll over to regular decision if you are not accepted ED?</p>
<p>ALSO, Georgetown ED is non-binding, so if I apply ED to another school (Duke, for example) that has binding early action, could I also apply early decision to Georgetown since I could always deny if I was accepted to Duke? Even though Duke says you can only apply ED at one school, Georgetown's ED isn't traditional because you aren't required to enroll if you are accepted. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance, and please let me know if I need to clear up anything.</p>
<p>A little clarification of terms: What Georgetown has is Early Action, not Early Decision. EA is nonbinding, and ED is binding. </p>
<p>Check with the Georgetown forum people, but I think that you’re right, and that Georgetown defers everyone who is not accepted during EA. All of those application (I think–again, check) are then considered as part of the RD round. </p>
<p>Applying ED to Duke and EA to Georgetown: if you apply ED, you are saying that the ED school is your number one favorite. When you apply ED, you are saying that you will absolutely attend if accepted, and if the financial aid package makes it affordable for your family. If Duke is your #1 choice and Georgetown is further down the list, then there is no problem with applying to both early. If you get into Duke and the money part works out, you commit to Duke and turn down Georgetown. If you don’t get into Duke, or you are unhappy with the money, you can accept a Georgetown EA offer. However, if Georgetown is your number one choice, you shouldn’t be applying to Duke (or anywhere else) ED.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure you can only apply to Georgetown EA if you DON’T apply anywhere else ED, but you can apply other places EA. I think BC has a similar policy.</p>
<p>There is only one right way for determining the rules for applying EA/ED to one or more colleges.</p>
<p>With care read the EA/ED rules on the specific college(s) web sites. They’ll spell out what you can or can’t do in regard to applying to “other” colleges concurrent with the EA/ED application. And then, if you have any doubts about the rules, send an email to admissions and get clarification.</p>
<p>The rules vary from college to college, and generally they are not always intuitive.</p>
<p>I think if your app is low enough you could be down right rejected rather than moved to the RD list, but in that case RD wouldn’t have helped.</p>