How many EAs you can admit?

Applying to College
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<p>I found out that most of schools that I am planning to apply are all competitive and challenging, so I decided to admit as Early Action for most of them. I know that EA's are not restrictive, but I came up with another thought that there might be restrictions on the number of EA's that you can use. Is there restriction on that? I hope there isn't, because I really need to use many EA's. :(</p>

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<p>If you apply to Yale or Stanford, those are single-choice early action...it's nonbinding but you can only apply early to ONE school. the rest of the early action schools are non-restrictive and non-binding.</p>

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most of schools that I am planning to apply are all competitive and challenging, so I decided to admit as Early Action for most of them.

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I don't understand your reasoning. EA is rarely easier than RD. In fact, it's usually harder because applicants are confident they can get in without senior grades or test scores.</p>

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<p>Really? I heard that, at most times, EA is easier than RD.</p>

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<p>If you're comfortable enough that you feel you have a strong chance at all the schools you want to apply to without senior grades or certain test scores, go right ahead. Just make sure you haven't confused any of them with SCEA or ED.</p>

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<p>EA usually isn't easier than RD...sometimes they take more b/c a lot of legacies and athletes apply early</p>

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<p>It's not easier. The admit rates are somewhat greater than RD because in general, EA are for "first choice" schools. It's clearly communicated to the school so they have an idea of the student's intentions.</p>

<p>Again, be very careful as some schools are SCEA -- SINGLE CHOICE Early action. You're prohibited from doing another school's EA if you use that option.</p>

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If you apply to Yale or Stanford, those are single-choice early action...it's nonbinding but you can only apply early to ONE school. the rest of the early action schools are non-restrictive and non-binding.

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<p>No, that's not true. You can apply to as many other colleges EA as you want, just not any colleges ED, this is what it says on the Stanford website:</p>

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Students applying to Stanford's Single-Choice Early Action program may apply to:</p>

<pre><code>* Any institution, public or private, under a non-binding Rolling Admission option;
* Public institutions 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; and to
* Institutions under an Interim Decision program only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1.

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<p><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_2c1_sceastatement.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_2c1_sceastatement.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Well, at least that's what I got from it. But maybe you're right, just that the second bullet point seems to say that you can.</p>

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<p>Not true hpandu</p>

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Single-Choice Early Action allows you to apply to as many colleges as you want under a Regular admission timeframe, but it does require that you not submit an application to any school under early decision, early action, or early notification.* This option gives you time to reflect on future plans and, if you so choose, explore a variety of educational institutions that might meet your individual needs and aspirations.

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<p><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_2c_scea.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_2c_scea.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Lol those two statements seem to contradict each other. I'm sure you guys know more than I do though, so yeah I was wrong I guess.</p>

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<p>Ya I was confused about the way they worded the things in the link you posted. Hey stick around CC for a couple of months and you will know almost EVERYTHING (I knew nothing about college admissions 6 months ago).</p>

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Lol those two statements seem to contradict each other.

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Not if you read carefully. Stanford allows you to send EA applications to public schools. In other words, you could apply rolling to Michigan or EA to UNC Chapel Hill but not EA to Georgetown or Chicago.</p>

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<p>So true, milki. So true.</p>

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<p>I <em>think</em> you can apply to as many EAs as you wish as long as none are SCEA. But its not as easy as it seems. It involves filling out lots of apps really quickly and does not confer much if any advantage when applying barring early notification.</p>

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<p>Ok, one more question. If you apply somewhere ED, can you apply to other places EA?</p>

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<p>It depends on the ED school- you'd have to check. Some allow it; some don't.</p>

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<p>There's no point in doing that as ED is binding, meaning that you HAVE to go there if you get in.</p>

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<p>I think that if you apply anywhere ED then you can't apply to any other place EA since ED is binding.</p>

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......unless you get rejected or deferred, in which case you might have an EA acceptance to fall back on.</p>

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<p>hpandu- go for it as long as it aint SCEA.</p>