<p>So if I apply for a Penn dual degree (Huntsman, M&T, etc.) Early Decision is the early decision contract still binding if I am not accepted into the dual degree program but am still accepted into my backup?</p>
<p>Its still binding if you select another school at Penn to be considered for should you not make it into your dual degree program and are then admitted into that school.</p>
<p>Just to be clear, you have a choice. You can say, If I’m not accepted for M&T, I want to be considered by [Wharton or SEAS, but not both] ED, and be bound if it accepts me. Or you can say, If I don’t get into M&T, I don’t want to be committed to Penn yet.</p>
<p>“Or you can say, If I don’t get into M&T, I don’t want to be committed to Penn yet.”</p>
<p>So if I take this option, can I still apply fresh during the RD round?</p>
<p>^I don’t think so.</p>
<p>I believe you can choose any of the following (using M&T as an example):</p>
<p>Apply to M&T ED with no backup application to Wharton or SEAS. You can be accepted ED, deferred, or rejected ED. If you are deferred, your application to M&T is alive for the RD round.</p>
<p>Apply to M&T ED with a backup ED application to either school. You can be accepted ED to M&T, deferred, or rejected ED from M&T. If you are deferred, your application to M&T is alive for the RD round. If you are deferred or rejected for M&T, you can be accepted ED, deferred, or rejected ED for your backup school. If you are accepted, you are bound to attend, but if your M&T application gets accepted RD that’s fine. If you are deferred for the backup school, your application is treated as an RD application.</p>
<p>Apply to M&T ED with a backup application to either school, but not an ED backup. Your M&T results will be as above. If you are deferred or rejected for M&T, you have a live RD application to the backup school you chose.</p>
<p>In other words, you don’t apply “fresh” RD – it’s going to be the same application (although you can submit additional information).</p>
<p>Thanks, that definitely cleared a lot up for me.</p>