I read somewhere that Stanford is a rolling admissions school and that it is more likely for one to get accepted into it than during regular admissions just because they will have more open seats at that time and more merit money. Is this true? Also can someone please explain the term “rolling admission” in more detail.
Also I’m assuming SCEA means early decision somehow (I can’t figure out the acronym)?
Basically just a succinct run down of the whole early decisions thing would help. Please?
Stanford does not having rolling admissions.
The percentage of acceptances is higher during restrictive early action, but it’s not related to the number of “open seats.” Many recrutied athletes apply through REA.
Stanford does not offer merit money - only need-based financial aid.
SCEA (Single-choice early action) or REA (restrictive early action - what Stanford calls it) are offerd by HYPS. The decision is not binding as it is in ED (early decision), but you can only applly to one of those four early. Hence the “single-choice” or “restricted” term tacked on at the beginning of the acronym. A decision is given by mid-December. Schools that offer non-restrictive early such as MIT, CalTech, and UChicago do not limit your number of early action schools. Schools that offer early decision (ED) will also give you a decision by mid-December, but those decisions are binding, meaning that you are contractually bound to attend unless there are extreme circumstances with your financial aid that truly won’t allow you to attend.
Rolling admissions schools render decisions on applications as they come in rather than waiting to release all decisions at one time.
SCEA and REA schools typically allow you to apply to any state university, any school with rolling admissions, or any program that has early scholarship deadlines.
HTH.