<p>So I went to this MIT thing today and they said they were EA. I understand the difference between the 2 but they said if you did EA at MIT you could do EA or ED somewhere else… is this what the restrictive and non-restrictive things mean? Can someone explain like everything about ED and EA. I read the collegeboard description and still am confused…</p>
<p>I am certain that u can ED to ONLY one school and then EA to as many schools as u what, but since ED is BINDING, if u were to be accepted into ur ED school, then u MUST attend that school. However, if u apply to Harvard, Yale, or Stanford... which offers RESTRICTIVE Single-Choice Early Action, u can only apply to one of them and that's it...</p>
<p>MIT is non restrictive so does that mean I could do 2 EA and 1 ED?</p>
<p>yes... as far as I know... only Harvard, Yale, and Stanford offers RESTRICTIVE Early Action...</p>
<p>oh btw... u should of course check with the schools first... the admissions office would be much more knowledgable than I am...</p>
<p>This is the Penn thread. You will need to read the policy at each school to be certain you are following the rules. Your questions regard MIT and thus is it that you want MIT as backup if you don't gain admission to PENN? Is that it?</p>
<p>MIT
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Application Calendar for US Citizens and Permanent Residents</p>
<p>Early Action
October 20 Last day to contact your interviewer and set up an interview
November 1 Last day to have an interview
November 1 Postmark deadline for Early Action application
November Last month to take standardized tests for Early Action application
Mid-December Early Action applicants notified of admission decision
February 15 Receipt deadline for all Financial Aid materials
April 1 All applicants notified of financial aid package
May 1 Admitted student enrollment deadline</p>
<p>Early Action</p>
<p>If you feel strongly that MIT is right for you, you may want to consider applying to MIT "Early Action" in November of your senior year. If you have taken all the required standardized tests on or by the November test date and postmark all of the application materials by November 1, you may ask that we review your application and notify you of admission by mid-December. At that time we will either offer you admission, defer the decision until March, or (in rare cases) deny the application.</p>
<p>Our early program is non-binding; if you are admitted under Early Action, you may accept or decline the offer, and in either case you are not required to reply until May 1. We do not require a deposit to hold your place. We are committed to taking no more than 30% of our total admitted freshman class under Early Action.</p>
<p>Please note that MIT's Early Action program is available only to citizens and permanent residents of the United States.
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