Georgetown's EA policy?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>I've strongly been considering Georgetown SFS for college next year, but I have a few questions about it's EA policy that I've been hoping to get answered. </p>

<p>From what I have heard, acceptance through Georgetown's EA program is binding, correct? (In other words, you can only apply to Georgetown through an EA program, and no other school.)</p>

<p>The scenario that concerns me, however, is this: Is it possible to apply EA to Georgetown, and 'postpone' your actual decision until after the results of your regular applications to other schools? Although I would attend Georgetown in a heartbeat if accepted, I am also equally hopeful about admission to another school; as such, I was hoping to apply to both. I realize that this is devolving into a complicated question, but is it possible to still apply to both, (Georgetown through EA, the other through normal application), and still make my final decision after hearing back from both?</p>

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<p>You can rest assure that Georgetown’s EA is not binding, i.e you can apply regular or early action (not early decision) to other schools and have until May 1 to decide which one to enroll.<br>
You can find out more about this on Georgetown’s homepage.
Hope this helps ^</p>

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<p>lennyd is of course right.</p>

<p>what coonfuses many people is that you’ll often see something like “early action (restrictive)” when guidebooks summarize Georgetown’s policies. Gtown is not binding (that’s only the case when you see a school has “early decision”), it’s early action program simply let’s you know in December rather than March (there are a few other differences in the way they treat SAT II’s as well). While Yale and Stanford have had what’s known as SCEA (Single-choice early action), where you can’t apply to any other school EA, Georgetown’s only requirement is that you not apply to another school ED; you can applyto as many non-binding early action, priority decision, regular decison, etc. colleges you want. If you are admitted you are uner no obligation to attend, and you don’t have to notify them until April 30.</p>

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<p>Wait, how do they treat SAT II’s differently?</p>

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<p>They will understand if you don’t have your three SAT IIs when you apply EA. If you’re deferred, they will expect to see them then.</p>

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<p>DCforMe,
Stanford’s EA is considerted a Restrictive Early Action Program.
<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/decision_process/restrictive.html[/url]”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/decision_process/restrictive.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;