<p>Salutatorian of my class applied ED to Columbia and EA to Georgetown, basically killing any chance of me getting in. I know this is not allowed but will they actually find out or most likely no?</p>
<p>Are you asking this to see if you should tell on him or her?</p>
<p>haha absolutely not, i would never snitch. just wondering how colleges actually keep check on that sort of stuff. does anyone know?</p>
<p>thats allowed bro.</p>
<p>no it's not...</p>
<p>"If I apply to Georgetown under Early Action can I still apply to other schools under Early programs?</p>
<p>Students applying to Georgetown under our Early Action program may not concurrently apply to a binding Early Decision program. Georgetown does give students the option to apply both under our Early Action program and under other schools' Early Action programs. Please be sure to research the guidelines of all schools to which you are applying; not all Early Action programs will allow multiple Early Action applications. "</p>
<p>When colleges set boundaries like this, do they often enforce them? Not even just Georgetown, other schools too.</p>
<p>I don't think it is right, but I think chances are that she can get away with it.</p>
<p>It depends. Does your school tend to send a lot of people to Georgetown? Is it Catholic?</p>
<p>Theoretically, she should get caught. The counselor has to sign off on all applications, including EA and ED ones. The counselor should know, or at least notice when signing off, Georgetown's EA policies, and Columbia's ED agreement. The counselor's obligations, in terms of morality, in terms of his/her reputation, and in terms of the school's reputation is not to sign off. If however, the counselor hasn't worked with Georgetown applicants enough to be familiar with the EA policy, and isn't paying close attention when signing the form, it could slip through the cracks. By hunch would be that if the counselor has already signed it (and I gather from the past tense of "applied" that s/he has), it would require some fairly serious coincidences for this to be noticed. </p>
<p>And of course, it bears repeating that another student's application from your school will not seriously affect your chances of admission.</p>
<p>I think you should report him/her. It's against Georgetown's policy and they should be notified.</p>
<p>Survival of the fittest.</p>
<p>I agree with seandurr. Here is a person who knows the rules and is choosing to greedily break them. Sure, it may not affect <em>your</em> chances, pearlgirl OP, but it is indisputable that <em>someone</em> will get skunked out of their EA at Georgetown due to this selfish behavior. In fact, it is quite likely that a person who lacks this moral compass has achieved their salutatorian status through similar cheats and system abuses. I'd drop a dime on them at Georgetown <em>and</em> Columbia. It may be a wake-up call to them. It's not being a snitch -- you're not selling dope in the 'hood, and there is no "code of silence" in effect. You're trying to get into the best college for you, and having to do that on an unlevel playing field is absolutely unacceptable. Drop a dime today.</p>
<p>^^ I agree. Report them - most of the other applicants have the decency to follow the rules. This is basically like lying on your application. B00 wh0re</p>
<p>Are you sure that information is legit? I wouldn't want to send these schools on a wild goose chase. If you're sure, drop them a line anonymously. Considering you're applying to the same school, you don't want to be known as a rat (even though in this case it's the right thing to do, still not the best image for yourself). Oh, and of course don't tell anybody in your school if you did contact the schools. Even one person will tell someone and it'll get around. High school drama is rarely ever pretty.</p>