The language on ND’s website says “A student applying Restrictive Early Action to Notre Dame may not apply to any college or university (private or public) in their binding Early Decision program.”
Trying to make sure I understand this policy. I get that students who apply to ND REA 1) can apply to other schools EA, and 2) cannot apply to other schools ED1. My question is about ED2. If a student applies to ND REA and is accepted, could they apply to a different school ED2? And, alternatively, if a student applies to ND REA and is either deferred or denied, can they apply to a different school ED2 (I’m assuming there answer here must be yes, but just making sure.).
Since several of my kids’ friends have gone to ND, as I recall in past years, I think ND releases their first round of REA in December, which would be before the deadline for most ED2 submissions. If you’re not accepted to ND REA you’re essentially bumped to RD, so I don’t think anything would prevent you from applying ED2 at that point.
Yes, that one I’m pretty sure about. I don’t see why there would be any restriction once a student has been rejected/deferred for REA. The bigger question I have is about a student who is accepted to ND who applied REA. Can that student decide to apply ED2 somewhere else, or are they limited at that point to only non-binding applications?
Hah, yes true! My kid would be super lucky to be accepted, so this is totally a hypothetical scenario. But, she’s still grappling with her list, and wants to get a full understanding of what applying REA to ND would mean. She has two schools (ND being one) that are very high on her list. She’s basically trying to understand if she would be giving up the chance to apply ED2 to the other school if she applies REA to ND. If the answer is yes, then it essentially means she has to make a choice as to which one is her true first choice school by 11/1, instead of being able to delay the decision under after she hears from ND.
Pure speculation, but I imagine it would exclude any ED. If the intent is to preserve their applicant pool so that anyone to whom ND wants to extend admission is able to accept it, then applying ED2 to another school more or less invalidates that.
Per the ND website: “A student applying Restrictive Early Action to Notre Dame may not apply to any college or university (private or public) in their binding Early Decision program.”
Since the wording does not specify ED1 or ED2 I would conclude that no ED applications (ED1 or ED2) would be allowable for applicants applying REA to ND unless the applicant is rejected or deferred to the RD round.
Thanks all. You’ve confirmed my understanding, which was that applying to ND REA, and getting accepted, would prevent a later ED2 application elsewhere. It just accelerates the timeline for my kid to decide what her true first choice school is, which is probably not a bad thing in the long run.
I’m confused why acceptance in the REA round would prevent an ED2 application? Isn’t REA essentially an early acceptance not an early decision and therefore non-binding on the applicant? I can understand they don’t want to have applicants applying ED1 which is the same timeframe but why would that restriction apply to ED2? Those applicants aren’t restricted from applying RD. If ND wants to lock in early applicants they should use ED.
IMHO the ND REAcprovision is poorly drafted. I’m tempted to call and ask for clarification .
Wow, I’m surprised. I looked at other REA policies, and Yale’s policy specifically states that applying to another school ED2 is permissible (as long as the decision date for the ED2 app would be after January 1st). So, I assumed that the lack of similar language in ND’s policy meant the opposite.
Just for the sake of future folks looking at this thread, I also called ND’s Admissions Office just to feel 100% confident as my daughter is basing some decisions now (ie, where to apply ED, if at all), based, in part, on the particulars of ND’s REA plan. I got the same answer as @Mwfan1921: A student applying to ND REA cannot apply to another school ED1. But, a student who applies to ND REA, and is accepted, can apply to another school ED2.
This is super helpful since there is such a small window between REA notification and due dates for ED2. I was assuming you had to wait to submit ED2. That allows the students to get their ED2 application prior to the ND notification and then they have till February to figure out which one is your first choice.
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