<p>1) If you apply SCEA, whether you are accepted or not, you can choose to apply to other schools in Regular admission?
2)If you apply EA, SCEA or ED and got in, do you have to say yes or no to the college at an earlier time than regular people?
3) Can you decline an acceptance if it's not EA or regular?
4) if you apply SCEA and ED to a school, you cannot apply EA elsewhere until the admission officer sends you a mail? What are usually the dates for EA, SCEA, ED result to be out?</p>
<p>Sorry if it seems too much, but those are what I'm unclear about. You can answer 1 or 2 and that's fine. Thanks</p>
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<li>Yes, you can choose to apply to other schools no matter what.</li>
<li>FOR ED, probably yes, once you have your financial aid package.</li>
<li>You cannot decline an ED acceptance unless there are unusual circumstances.</li>
<li>You cannot apply SCEA and ED in the admissions cycle (there are some circumstances but very few) You can apply EA and ED, but if you are accepted ED, you have to go. You can only apply to one ED or one SCEA. Hope that makes sense. A lot of acceptances come out December 15, some a few days earlier, some a few later. </li>
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<p>Hi,
Concerning number 2, I’ve heard about this girl who was accepted in to Yale in December, so I suspect that she’s admitted SCEA. But then she applied regular to Harvard and was admitted. Now she’s matriculating as a Harvard student. How’s that?</p>
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<li>Yes</li>
<li>ED I think yes, for any brand of EA, you do not have to made a decision earlier than RD I believe, you just have more time to think about it.</li>
<li>You mean if it’s ED? You cannot decline ED usually. For example if you still cannot afford the college even w Financial Aid (and can prove it) then that would be an extenuating circumstance.</li>
<li>You can’t apply SCEA and ED…that’s why it’s called SINGLE CHOICE Early Action (SCEA).</li>
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This is not a problem. Yale’s SCEA is non-binding. She had every right to apply to Harvard regular decision and to decide to go there.</p>
<p>EA schools have the same response deadline as regular decision: May 1. You can wait until you see all your acceptances and financial aid packages before you decide. Only ED is binding and requires that you withdraw all your other applications.</p>
<p>“3. You mean if it’s ED? You cannot decline ED usually. For example if you still cannot afford the college even w Financial Aid (and can prove it) then that would be an extenuating circumstance.”</p>
<p>You don’t have to prove anything if you submitted the common app; if the ED FA offer from your dream school is insufficient (and it is solely your decision, no documentation necessary) you can say thanks, but no thanks, and apply RD to other schools.</p>
<p>“Should a student who applies for financial aid not be offered an award that makes attendance possible, the student may decline the offer of admission and be released from the Early Decision commitment.”</p>
<p>You may be able to get out of your ED commitment, but remember that this would be a final decision. You need to tell your ED school that the FA is insufficient before the April 1 deadline for hearing from other schools. You cannot wait and see what you get from other schools. </p>
<p>And if you get out of the commitment, you can’t come back in April and say, “Well, no one else gave me more money (or I didn’t get in where I wanted to), so I’ll attend your school anyway.” </p>
<p>If you get out for financial purposes, your admission is revoked, and you’re done.</p>
<p>^ What Chedva said, plus this: The deadline to accept an ED admission is generally way before April 1. And on acceptance of the ED admission, you’re required to withdraw all your other applications in writing and certify to the ED school that you’ve done so. The certification is signed by student, parent, and high school counselor. Since the high school counselor is the one who sends updates and final transcripts, this is another major obstacle for those who want to back out of an ED commitment after accepting the offer of admission.</p>
<p>“those who want to back out of an ED commitment after accepting the offer of admission”</p>
<p>This would indeed require an unusual circumstance in order to be “approved” by the college, such as a parent’s job loss after accepting the ED offer, whether FA is involved or not.</p>
<p>Let’s say a “standard strong” candidate applies for ED with FA, and the college admits him. But the offer of FA will only come out much later,is it?</p>
<p>So what if the college cannot provide him the amount of FA he needs? The ED agreement says that he can be released from the commitment if he is not financially capable. Does he need to prove this?</p>
<p>So many of my friends say that applying ED with FA may not be a good idea. What’s your say?</p>
<p>The ED FA offer arrives with the ED acceptance notification, or before the decision must be made. No proof is necessary to decline.</p>
<p>If your stats are reasonable for the school and the school’s online FA calculator gives a reasonable answer, I think applying ED to your dream school is a good idea.</p>