<p>Can someone clarify the use of these two options for me?</p>
<p>For example - is it possible to apply to College X for ED I and College Y for ED II?</p>
<p>Fendrock, yes you can do both. However, if you are accepted ED1 to the first college you must withdraw your application to the EDII one immediately. Often the dates are set up so that you will know the response on ED1 prior to having to submit EDII, but a few schools that I know of are not so prompt in getting the decisions out and you may have to pull the trigger on EDII first.</p>
<p>So there could be a scenario where you haven’t heard from ED I and yet must withdraw the ED II app (or probably just move it to RD, I’m guessing?)</p>
<p>What would be an example of timing on that?</p>
<p>I think what lightmom meant is that you may need to send in an ED II app before hearing from the ED I school, not withdraw the ED II app. For example, I know of a school with an ED I decision date of Jan 15, yet many schools have ED II deadlines earlier than that, so a student might send in the ED II app, but have to withdraw it if accepted to the ED I school.</p>
<p>I’m thinking of a scenario where one would send out perhaps four apps at the same time - one Early Action, one ED I, one ED II and one RD.</p>
<p>Legally there is no problem with this, correct?</p>
<p>Don’t know about legally but a lot of ED apps say you cannot have other ED or SCEA apps in. Once you get in to an ED school you must officially withdraw all other apps. There is a certain amount of ethical responsibility required in the app process, whatever the absolute legalities are.</p>
<p>There are a few EA schools (Georgetown is one) that says you are not allowed to apply to any binding ED schools at the same time.</p>
<p>fendrock - a few weeks ago, I started a thread on this very question (it was basically about the logistics of doing ED I and one college and ED II at another). You might want to read this thread.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/850042-ed-i-ed-ii-question.html?highlight=early+decision[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/850042-ed-i-ed-ii-question.html?highlight=early+decision</a></p>
<p>Wow, thanks Pizzagirl, you and I are on the exact same page… and very interesting that the question generated EIGHT PAGES of responses.</p>
<p>mamabear, I am not quite sure why Georgetown would say you shouldn’t apply ED anywhere if you apply to them EA.</p>
<p>So what is the difference between ED and SCEA?</p>
<p>Re mamabear’s post, Single Choice Early Action (SCEA) has come up quite a few times over the past few years on these boards. I guess that even though SCEA isn’t binding the schools don’t want people gaming their systems too much.</p>
<p>ED - if admitted, you have to then withdraw other apps and go to that school by January or thereabouts.
SCEA - you are not bound, you can still turn them down and you have til May to do so, but you can’t have applied to any other places EA.</p>
<p>Personally, as the mother of a S interested in Georgetown, I think Georgetown’s policy that if you go EA, you can’t go EA or ED anywhere else sucks, but that’s the breaks of being interested in Georgetown. Between that and their 3 SAT II’s …</p>
<p>and I know this is going to cause trouble, but I still think the EDI/EDII jury is out…very unclear…even with the EIGHT pages of responses…</p>
<p>No need to use SCEA at Tulane if they still have their program where they will give early applicants a status by Nov. 1…</p>
<p>Call the prospective ED I and ED II schools and ask how they interpret the rules. Their opinions are the only ones that matter.</p>
<p>Pizzagirl, Georgetown does not prohibit other non-binding EA applications, only binding ED. I don’t know the SCEA rules, but I guess if a school had SCEA, it would prevent an app to Georgetown EA? My D didn’t have any SCEA schools on her list, and applied EA to Georgetown and Boston College, which was OK.</p>
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You’re right – it sure doesn’t prohibit it. Ds applied to G’town EA and Notre Dame EA, and got in both places (and is going to neither…).</p>
<p>In general, does going ED at a school prohibit one from going EA elsewhere?</p>
<p>^^No, one can apply ED and EA at the same time…it’s the SCEA that restricts you from applying ED anywhere at the same time…</p>
<p>I agree with Rodney that it’s not clear. If the colleges would establish deadlines that did not overlap one another then and only then do I think they have the “right” to curtail how consumer’s protect their own interests. For example if all schools utilizing ED promised answers by Dec. 10 and responses due by Jan 1 and all schools utilizing ED II had deadlines of Jan 5 or something like that then I don’t see the conflict, but overlap schools, sorry I’m on the side of the consumer. I don’t think the colleges have the right to hold students and families hostage like that. At that point I think all one can do is attempt to honor the spirit of the agreements as best they can.</p>