<p>if i apply to a school ed... is it ok if i apply to another school ea... or even scea? i ask this because i plan to apply to either upenn/columbia seas/cornell ed... but in addition i want to apply to yale and mit... would it be unethical for me to apply to yale with scea and mit with ea after i already gave my ed away? i asked my gc, but she didn't really answer me... need guidance!!!</p>
<p>Go ask this on the College Admissions thread, there is probably more information...my take is you need to read the ED rules at the school you are applying to, each school is a little different...the deal is once you are accepted ED, you must withdraw all other applications unless the financial aid is an issue (but you really really need to check each schools rules closely)...but again, you need to read the fine print before ED for any school, because playing loose with the process can cost you big time....and what do you mean by" gave my ED away"- do you mean applied ED somewhere?</p>
<p>i guess i phrased that awkwardly... ok... i want to apply to either columbia/cornell/upenn with my ed... is it ethical to apply to yale's scea? it clearly means single choice, but then again it's not binding... same with mit's ea... clearly if i'm accepted to my ed school i'll go, but in the application process is it ok if i apply to all these schools?</p>
<p>Here is the thing. I really think that the financial aid is irrelevant. I mean, I think kids might TRY to get out of an ED if they don't get the money they need/want...but according to the ED agreements that each of my sons signed it doesn't make any difference what financial aid you get...you are bound by ED.</p>
<p>But that is not really your question, Cujoe, is it? You want to know if you can apply to one ED and one EA school if the EA school is SCEA (in other words, is SCEA the same as ED in the sense that you cannot apply to it and another SCEA or ED school...)...I am not sure. Go to the websites for the schools you are thinking of that are SCEA and read their SCEA aggreements. I found these VERY clear as to what they intend. My guess is you can't apply to an ED and a SCEA at the same time, but I really don't know...</p>
<p>thanks for all the insight, i did end up reading yale's scea policy, it seems a bit ambiguous in the wording, i'm going to try to have my gc :( look it over to see what she makes of it</p>
<p>you can also call them, say you are confused, and need clarification so you don't make a mistake....you can use an alias to ask the question if it makes you nervous ; )</p>
<p>if the wording is confusing, then the school needs to know....I am sure they will clear it up and you and the GC will learn something</p>
<p>Yale's SCEA is just what it says, single choice. You may not apply to any other early program. You may, however, apply to interim decision and regular decision programs.</p>
<p>SCEA means you can't apply ED or EA any place else. I know this because I am an alum interviewer for Harvard, and Harvard is very clear on this.</p>
<p>NSM is correct: SCEA means you give up any ED choices. I think the SCEA is a better bet just because it is non-binding. Considerations of financial aid aside, too many seniors change their minds across the span of the year as to what it is they really want. ED may help the student who is really really really sure of what he/she wants--certainly the superficial admissions numbers might suggest that--but they also really really really help the colleges manage their yield...and guess which is the driving factor behind ED?</p>
<p>If you apply to Yale, you may apply to other schools with "early" RD deadlines, e.g., the UC's.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.yale.edu/admit/faq/applying.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.yale.edu/admit/faq/applying.html</a></p>
<p>at the bottom of the FAQ page: </p>
<p>Yale is clear -- you cannot apply to any other Early program with a December notification date. However, you can apply early to state publics with Rolling Admissions if non-binding, and you can apply to other early schools IFF the notification date is later than Dec. You can also apply early to schools with a scholarship deadline, but the notifications are made under Regular decision.</p>
<p>Thedad: SCEA is better for the student in the sense of being nonbinding, but worse because it doesn't allow for EA applications, which most ED schools do. So if your'e sure you would go, but want more avenues to explore if you're turned down, then ED would benefit you more than SCEA.</p>
<p>Your question indicates that you wouldlike to hear back from as many schools early as you can, probably because of stress but also in order to (potentially) increase your odds of admission?</p>
<p>If you want to maximize the # of early apps, do one ED plus all the EAs and Rollings that you want. If your first ED does not admit you, some schools have an ED2 round that you can do. </p>
<p>Make sure you know your ED school is where you most want to attend-- & that you would be elated to committ to the school if admitted. Make sure financial aid concerns will not make you want change your mind (if a large merit award comes from a different school) prior to applying ED.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>cujoe,</p>
<p>Read the Early Admission Game to understand the statistically significant advantage of the ED, EA or SCEA process. It is wonderful if you have a clear number one college and you are ready to make decisions in the fall of your junior year. Play by the the somewhat obtuse rules, however.</p>
<p>gah, i just want to get my decisions back by dec 15!!! i don't want any sort of advantage... now i can't apply to yale ea (my big reach) but i can apply to mit which is ea but not single choice (another big reach)... now i just have to decide on which ed school to choose</p>
<p>Garland: point taken about more options if turned down by ED. However, you also have fewer if you're accepted and I am not convinced that the FinAid is dealt equally to ED applicants...they've got you. A slippery game, with too many variables to make a stone cold generalization.</p>
<p>Slow down, Cujoe. You can't apply EA to MIT AND ED to another school.</p>
<p>that's what i was asking* thank you all for clarifying*...</p>