<p>How does ED II work? Say you're applying ED I to your first choice and ED II to your second choice. If the ED II school has interviews, but you have to get your application in early enough, can you submit your ED II application really early (like October) and then withdraw it if you get into your ED II school, or does that make it really obvious that they're not your first choice and they hold it against you? I guess what I am asking is, if you apply ED II somewhere, should you wait until the ED I deadline has passed?</p>
<p>I think that if you are applying ED II to a school that has an ED I option, they already know what they were not your first choice. I think that the whole purpose of ED II is to snag really good people who didn’t get into their ED I choice. They don’t mind being the boomerang boyfriend. If you have to apply earlier in the season to get an interview, I’d go ahead and do it.</p>
<p>Caveat: look very closely at the ED or EA requirements at the school at which you want to put in your ED I application and make sure that applying ED II that early in the season doesn’t somehow run afoul of the language of their restrictions.</p>
<p>Interesting question. There was just a whole discussion about ED II last week. I think the consensus was that everyone assumes that an ED II applicant was rejected or deferred somewhere else, and it doesn’t matter. I suspect 98% of ED II applications are filed between December 16 and whenever the deadline is. Their interviewing protocol will take account of that – they can interview through January, ususally.</p>
<p>I would avoid applying before the ED I deadline, just to make certain there was no confusion.</p>
<p>ED II vs. ED I is also a strategy used if you need to improve first semester grades or mid term reported grades.</p>
<p>So lets say your sr yr starts off rocky & you probably will not get into your 1st choice school w/ a C on the transcripts-- work hard, improve it and then let the ED II school know you love 'em.</p>
<p>What if your transcript is solid but you just don’t get into your ED II school? Or can you apply ED II somewhere in case you get rejected by your ED I and withdraw if you get accepted by your ED I?</p>
<p>Here’s the ED agreement that is connected to the Common Application:</p>
<p>“While pursuing admission under an Early Decision plan, students may apply to other institutions, but may have only one Early Decision application pending at
any time.”</p>
<p>I read that to mean that you cannot apply EDII at the same time you are applying EDI. You may want to get clarification from the EDI and EDII schools to which you are applying to see if what you propose (having an EDI and and an EDII application open at the same time) is allowed by their rules.</p>
<p>I would have the EDII application ready to be mailed off (but not mailed off yet). Once you get the EDI results, you’ll know whether you need to finish up the EDII application.</p>
<p>By the time you get notification from ED I is there still time to send off the ED II app and get an interview?</p>
<p>Here’s what Stanford (which has a restrictive early action plan–doesn’t allow other early applications) says about exceptions to the restriction:</p>
<p>" Exceptions to Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action Program</p>
<p>Applicants must agree not to apply Early Decision, Early Action or Early Notification elsewhere. Exceptions exist, however, and as a result, Restrictive Early Action applicants may apply to:</p>
<pre><code>* Any institution, public or private, under a non-binding Rolling Admission option.
- Public institutions in a student’s home state under a non-binding Early Action program.
- Foreign colleges/universities on any application schedule.
- Institutions whose early application deadlines are a requirement for consideration for special academic programs or scholarships only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1.
- Institutions under an Interim Decision program only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1.
</code></pre>
<p>If you would like to request approval to submit a Restrictive Early Action application that doesn’t already clearly meet the guidelines detailed in the exceptions noted above, you should call the Office of Undergraduate Admission and request to speak with the Director of Admission to discuss your specific request."</p>
<p>With Stanford, it is OK to apply EDII at the same time as Early Action to Stanford so long as the results won’t come out before Jan 1. I’ll bet many EDI schools either spell out the exceptions or will allow exceptions. </p>
<p>Frankly, it makes no sense to stop people from applying EDII to any program that will let the student know the admissions decision after the EDI result is out, with the understanding that applications for EDII will be pulled if the EDI result was successful.</p>
<p>I agree. Thanks.</p>