<p>I am going to eventually be applying to colleges but I was wondering can I:</p>
<p>Apply ED (binding) to one school and then apply EA (non-binding) to a BUNCH of other schools, just in case in ED the Fianacial situation is not feesible.</p>
<p>No. If you apply ED to a school, you usually cannot apply EA to another school. You need to figure out your financial situation before you apply ED or just apply RD.</p>
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Incorrect. It depends on the colleges in question. Columbia, for example, permits its ED applicants to apply EA elsewhere.</p>
<p>While Columbia does not necessarily encourage the filing of both Early Decision (binding) and Early Action (non-binding) applications, we do not prohibit candidates from doing so.
[Early</a> Decision | Columbia University Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/applications/firstyear/earlydecision]Early”>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/applications/firstyear/earlydecision)</p>
<p>Brown likewise has such a policy.</p>
<p>Students admitted under the program are expected to enroll at Brown and to withdraw all pending applications – including those submitted to Regular, Rolling, or Early Action programs.
<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University;
<p>Some colleges (e.g. MIT, Caltech, Chicago) don’t mind EA applicants applying ED elsewhere. Others, however, play the yield game and don’t risk letting EA applicants apply ED elsewhere (e.g. Georgetown, Boston College)</p>
<p>^^ The poster above is wrong. There are EA schools (not all) that prevent you from applying ED elsewhere, but (IIRC) no longer any ED schools that prevent you from applying EA elsewhere. You do have to honor the ED agreement if you are accepted, however.</p>
<p>What you are doing is acceptable, but it strikes me as contrary to the spirit of the ED agreement. Why do you need to apply to many EA schools? I’m not getting that.</p>
<p>eta: ninja’d by warbler. alas.</p>
<p>Yeah, like the last two posters said, it depends on what schools you’re applying to and their rules</p>
<p>Haavin I need to apply EA and ED because just in case the fiancial aid I am offered at the ED school is not enough, I still have saftey schools. </p>
<p>I know I can back out of ED contract without penalty if fiancial aid is not acceptable to my family and I.</p>
<p>bump any other opinions</p>
<p>Why do you need a “BUNCH” of safety schools?</p>
<p>For that matter, you can apply to safeties RD if aid doesn’t work out.</p>
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<p>Doesn’t this really mean you shouldn’t be applying ED at all?</p>
<p>IMO Sikorsky is right. If you really need to be able to compare FA offers then don’t use ED.</p>