Open Early Action

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>If I'm applying to UPenn early Decision, can I also apply to UChicago early action (they say they have open early action) + Priority to my state school?</p>

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<p>If UChicago is not a restricted single choice early action program you can apply to other schools. But, Penn is ED, so you can only apply to one ED school, again you can still apply to RD and EA schools at the same time. If you get in to Penn you must withdraw all other applications or reject any other early acceptances you might have already received. </p>

<p>You can **apply **RD or EA to other schools when you apply to Penn ED, you just can’t accept an admissions offer from any of them if Penn accepts you. </p>

<p>The schools can’t expect you to wait for their decision before you get your applications to other schools. There is very little time between the notification date, and the deadline for RD at other schools. </p>

<p>Bottom line, you can only apply to one ED school or SINGLE CHOICE EA school. but that doesn’t mean you can’t apply to other schools at the same time as long as they are not restricted ED or restricted EA.</p>

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<p>Just to correct a misimpression parentofpeople’s answer could leave:</p>

<p>If you are applying Single-Choice Early Action (or whatever they call it) at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, or Princeton, you CANNOT apply to the University of Chicago or any other private college EA. If you are looking at a public college, pay close attention to the SCEA colleges’ policies, because they differ.</p>

<p>If you are applying ED somewhere, like Penn, some EA schools permit you to apply there EA at the same time. That includes Chicago, as well as MIT and Caltech. Others do not, and that includes Georgetown and Boston College. You have to read what the schools’ policies say.</p>

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<p>Just as the 2 people before me said, you can apply to UChicago and go ED to Penn at the same time… You can also apply to MIT, Caltech, Northeastern and Norte Dame.</p>

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<p>Thanks LesleyCordero, that clarifies things a lot. I just didn’t want to accidentally screw things up .</p>