<p>could i apply early decision to one school and early action to three more?</p>
<p>Yes, but. It really depends on the policies of each individual school involved...some allow this, some don't. However, on the most general level, there is nothing inherently not-allowed about applying ED to one school, and EA to three others...you'd just have to make sure the specific schools you're interested in allow it.</p>
<p>No you cannot, you can only apply to one school early decision. If you get rejected from that school than you may apply to other schools.</p>
<p>Some early decision schools will allow you to apply non-restrictive Early Action to other schools. You need to call or e-mail and ask your specific school.</p>
<p>I am quite certain B407 is incorrect. For one thing, you are certainly free to apply to any RD or Rolling school prior to finding our from ED (some schools even have RD deadlines before ED decisions come out!).</p>
<p>In terms of applying EA to schools as well as applying ED to ONE school (yes, obviously you can only apply ED to one school, but I gather OP knows this) many schools allow this, while others do not. And of course, there are a few schools whose EA programs prevent you from applying ED or EA to any other schools. </p>
<p>I will present some examples from school websites:</p>
<p>"Upon applying to Swarthmore, Early Decision candidates
may not file early decision applications at other colleges, but they may file early action or regular applications at other
colleges with the understanding that these applications will be withdrawn upon admission to Swarthmore."<a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/admissions/ed_sign.pdf">http://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/admissions/ed_sign.pdf</a>
Clearly, if you wanted to apply ED to Swarthmore, you could also apply EA to three other schools.</p>
<p>"Early Decision is reserved for applicants who have not applied to any other Early Decision or Early Action programs (Ivy League or non-Ivy League institutions). Brown reserves the right to withdraw the applications of Early Decision applicants who do so. You may, however, apply to other colleges at any time under their respective Regular Admission programs"<a href="http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Admission/applyingtobrown/earlydecision.html">http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Admission/applyingtobrown/earlydecision.html</a>
If you wanted to apply ED to Brown, however, you could not apply EA anywhere else.</p>
<p>"In keeping with this principle, students applying under the Early Action program may not apply at the same time to binding Early Decision programs since they then would not be free to choose Georgetown if admitted. Students are welcome to apply to other Early Action programs or other Regular Decision programs while at the same time applying to Georgetown's Early Action program."<a href="http://www.georgetown.edu/undergrad/admissions/firstyearEA.html">http://www.georgetown.edu/undergrad/admissions/firstyearEA.html</a>
Here is an example of where the policy of the EA school, not the ED school, would prevent you from your goal.</p>