<p>i applied for of them early, but then i hear that cal poly early decision is binding, but I thought it was only binding if I accepted them. Does this mean I cant apply early to both calp poly and stanford? Stanford says that i cannot apply to any binding early decisions, but is cal poly early decsion really binding? Isn’t it only binding if you say yes to their acceptance? Please help me. If cal poly is binding, then how do i change the stanford app from early to regular? I already submitted both of the applications?</p>
<p>Early Decision is means that you are making a commitment to accept if they choose to admit you, you are accepting the terms of admission by sending in the ED application. </p>
<p>Here is the language from the Cal Poly website: Early Decision candidates must be committed to attend Cal Poly. Students admitted under this plan and who accept the terms of admission may be released only for compelling medical or financial reasons.</p>
<p>but it only says accept these terms, so it means that i can still decline right?</p>
<p>You should call Cal Poly and ask them this question. I believe that you should not be applying both ED to Cal Poly and REA to Stanford, but I am not an expert on Cal Poly. </p>
<p>mkay, thank you so much!</p>
<p>There have been cases of students bailing on an ED only to have their acceptance recinded from the institution they chose simply because they they violated the spirit of ED. You are allowed to apply ED to a state school, but not to other private schools when you apply to Stanford’s restrictive EA. The call I would make is actually to Stanford to see what the implication of bailing on a CP ED admission will have on you, if any, should you be admitted to Stanford. Good luck.</p>
<p>You may wish to consider changing the Cal Poly from ED to regular, rather than changing Stanford from EA to regular. Totally up to you, of course. But I would spend a few minutes thinking through your intentions before taking action.</p>
<p>Thank you for your replies! But i checked the guidelines for stanfords early action and it said that i cant apply to any public university if it has a binding agreement. I’m pretty sure cal poly early decision is binding though, but is it only binding if i press accept and then i cant get out of it, or can i also deny the admission? </p>
<p>You should change the status as soon as possible, and well before decisions come out.</p>
<p>The intent of ED is that you are committed to going to the school if the school accepts you. Schools either offer ED, which has the intent that you are committing upon applying, or EA, which has the intent that you will decide on attendance once the school admits you. If a school means the latter, they do not call it ED. Early Decision means you need to decide before applying. Early Action means you are acting early to better know your options.</p>
<p>I think @eyemgh gave you the answer. You may continue to ask the question until you get the answer that you like, but there it is.</p>
<p>thanks again for the great replies. im planning that on monday i will call the stanford admissions office and ask them move my early action application to the regular decsion. Will they let me though, or do i have to redo the application? What should I tell them when they ask me why i want to change it though?</p>
<p>Great! I’m glad you have a plan!</p>
<p>Tell them the truth, that you would prefer to attend Cal Poly, and that you are only applying to Stanford as a back-up if Cal Poly falls through. I don’t see why they would not let you change your option from EA to RD, and I do not think you will have to re-do the application.</p>
<p>You may wish to re-think this.</p>
<p>You may wish to call Stanford and ask them to work through the issue with you. Rather than calling with a solution, call with the question that you posted, and tell them your intent and ask them what to do. I highly doubt that a conversation at this level would generate a note to your file (if you are worried about that). They are the experts at this, just bring them the problem and listen.</p>
<p>It depends on which school is your first choice. In either case you should call an admissions department. If Poly is number one, move Stanford to RD. If Stanford is your number one choice, move Poly to RD. I will give you one bit of insight about Stanford. Being a legacy is a HUGE advantage. If there are any from your school applying, your chances of admission will be very low. If you are a legacy, you have a big leg up. Good luck! </p>