<p>I'm applying to Brown, Columbia, Yale, Chicago, UNC, probably Swarthmore, and maybe Johns Hopkins (see here</a>). I'd like to apply to at least one of them EA. My options are:</p>
<p>1) Apply EA to Chicago and UNC. Chicago is my first choice (but I'm not willing to commit yet if I get in EA), and my essays are almost done.
2) Apply to Yale SCEA. Yale isn't my #1 choice, but I've heard it's a lot easier to get in by applying early. I haven't started my essays yet. </p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>I don't even know what "SCEA" is. Frankly, I would choose Princeton over Yale any time for undergraduate studies. Check out what students say about Yale at the Students Review web site.</p>
<p>It sounds like you made up your mind already. In 1) you get 2 schools, one of which is your first choice, and you're ready to apply. In 2) you get a single school that is less likely to admit you (it's Yale, this is true for almost anybody), that's not your first choice, and that you're not ready to apply to.</p>
<p>Actually Yale is more competitive for SCEA.</p>
<p>IBClass06,</p>
<p>You might not want to EA to more than one school. They have been known to compare EA lists, and if they see you do both, then it might make your chances harder. If you are shoo-ins for both, then go ahead, but otherwise don't. EA, unlike ED, does not boost the yield of a university. Therefore, it was probably designed to let students that really like the school have a small edge in admissions and find out early.</p>
<p>I don't think that applying EA to more than one school will hurt your chances at any of those schools. These schools KNOW that you are applying to other schools (thus the point of EA and not ED).</p>
<p>You may not apply EA to any other school if you plan to apply to Yale SCEA or to Brown ED. That is, you may not apply to Yale and anywhere else early or to Brown and anywhere else early (inlcuding unrestricted EA programs like U Chicago). The difference is, if you apply to Yale SCEA and are accepted, you are not required to go there and could choose to attend another school to which you've been accepted in the RD round. If you are accepted to Brown ED, then you must attend Brown and withdraw all other applications. Make sure you carefully check each college's websites to sort out their "early" application choices and requirements.</p>
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<p>I thought this was actually un unsubstantiated rumor? Which colleges actually have this policy?</p>
<p>This is NOT an unsubtantiated rumor. There are many conferences/meetings each year for college admissions officers where they share information such as this.</p>
<p>UNC's my state school/safety, though. Is it ok to apply to apply there EA and somewhere else EA? UNC's system is really weird and you don't get your EA results until late January. :confused:</p>