<p>Princeton says on its website that for early action, " You may not apply to an early program at any other private college or university, but you may apply early to any public institution, as long as the decision is nonbonding." Does this mean I can apply early action to the University of Virginia? </p>
<p>Yes</p>
<p>Yes, I’m pretty sure you can. In fact…I’m doing the exact same - applying to both Princeton and UVA :)</p>
<p>UVA = public. </p>
<p>Would this include the early action programs fro other to universities, like Stanford/MIT/Yale/Harvard/Cornell? For those universities in particular, I think the ED is nonbinding. SO can I apply to it and Princeton’s SCEA?</p>
<p>Macsmith: no, you can’t.</p>
<p>@macsmith A simple google search can explain the differences between, ED, EA and SCEA. I suggest you learn the differences before you wind up doing something you’ll regret. Also, if you decide to apply somewhere early be sure to read over their early policy carefully to make sure you’re not missing something. Good luck.</p>
<p>@macsmith: Are any of Stanford/MIT/Yale/Harvard/Cornell public colleges? Then why the confusion?</p>
<p>what about the college of William and mary?</p>
<p>Google is your friend.</p>
<p>William and Mary is a public school but they have binding ED not EA. </p>
Can I apply EARLY action binding to Princeton and to EA Georgia Tech?
@shijurodhaz Princeton does not have a binding program.
@shijurodhaz You may apply SCEA to Princeton and EA to as many public universities as you want. Georgia Tech is a public university. So, yes, you can apply early to both Princeton and Georgia Tech.
Here’s the Princeton link: http://admission.princeton.edu/applyingforadmission/single-choice-early-action
Do those who get deferred have a leg up during RD?
They would most likely only have a “leg up” in the situation where there are two or more applicants who are essentially the same but where one applied early while the other RD. Keep in mind that Princeton works hard to have a diverse/multi-faceted class who will bring exceptional qualities to the school. This is why there is such value for highly accomplished individuals in the arts, athletics, sciences, literature, chess, trivia, debate, or a whole host of other things in addition to great grades and test scores. If you and another applicant share the same EC and level of accomplishment you might have an edge by having applied early, but the admission process is considerably more complex than RD vs EA.
There is no naming standard to know from a college’s name whether it is public or private, unless the name happens to include the phrase “State [University/College].”
UVA is public, as are Virginia Tech, William & Mary, and Georgia Tech. As noted above, UVA and GT have non-binding EA, VT and W&M having binding ED.
Cornell is quasi-private; it is a land grand institution with at least some of its colleges having public status. If you happen to be interested in applying to a public part of Cornell, you’d best check with Princeton admissions and ask whether that would violate their SCEA rules or not. As a general rule you can probably assume Cornell is private for most purposes.
Stanford, MIT, Yale, and Harvard are private.
So you can apply SCEA to Princeton, and EA to UVA and GT, probably not to Cornell, definitely not to any of the others mentioned.