<p>Hi, if you apply Early Decision and don't make it, then can you still apply regular decision at the same school?</p>
<p>if you get deferred, your application is automatically brought to the regular round. Although by then, i think your chances are lower than a normal RD applicant.</p>
<p>If you're rejected, then no.</p>
<p>but if a college has more than 1 undergraduate school, like UPENN does, can you apply ED to an undergraduate school, and then get rejected and apply to another one during regular decision?</p>
<p>take for example UPENN, you apply ED to the engineering school and get rejected. then can you apply regular decision to the school of liberal arts?</p>
<p>no</p>
<p>10 char</p>
<p>What if you are an A student with AP/Honors classes, good ECs, but SAT/ACT are decent but not great- should you apply regular instead of EA to a reach school? It sounds like if you get deferred from EA to regular then your chances are lower than if you originally applied regular. Also, what kind of applicant should apply EA/ED?</p>
<p>Typically, ED and EA are used for first-choice schools, especially ED since it's binding. EA is good for students who want to show they are really interested in the college, but you won't have the extra semester Senior year to bring those grades up. But, if you already have good grades, then it won't really matter. ED/EA typically improve your chances of admission. Yeah, your chances are lower if you get deferred, but the real reason for being deffered is that the college wants to see how the applicant pool turns out before they deny/admit you. EA/ED is a good option in my opinion, especially EA. ED you must be confident that it is your #1 school and you definitely want to go there.</p>
<p>ED is ok if your family can omit comparing financial aid packages. I would say it's untrue that if you're deferred (either ED or EA) and put into the RD pool that you're worse off than if you just applied RD. You'll sink or swim regardless. You won't get "marked" because you were a deferral. The fact that you weren't REJECTED ED or ED means you're still a viable applicant. </p>
<p>If at first read you were deemed not realistic, then they would reject you EA/ED.</p>