I’m a little surprised by Notre Dame’s answer. Georgetown, for example, explicitly says that admitted students cannot apply ED2 to another college:
Both Harvard and Stanford also seem to have the same policy as Georgetown.
Harvard REA allows an ED2 application: First-Year Applicants
Additionally, you are able to apply to other universities under their Regular Decision or Early Decision II programs.
Stanford expressly allows an ED2 app for deferrals, and doesn’t address if one is accepted REA.
Princeton doesn’t address ED2 on their website at all, but I believe an ED2 app is allowed if one is accepted SCEA.
Obviously, it’s easy to call admissions and ask these questions.
FWIW the ND AO who I spoke with was very clear that during REA all they wanted was the chance to compete for the student, which they might not have if they allowed a concomitant ED1 app. But, if ND accepts the student REA they did get the chance to compete for the student, and if the student chooses ED2, that’s the way it goes sometimes.
Separately, I have no idea why applicants continue to put up with Georgetown’s application shenanigans. Certainly their class composition illustrates what’s important to them.
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Deferred REA applicants can always apply ED2. That isn’t questionable under any of the REA/SCEA programs. The paragraph you quoted from Harvard’s website is followed by the following paragraph:
That suggests that the ability to apply ED2 is intended for those applicants who were deferred. Same with Stanford:
I don’t read the Harvard policy that way. Obviously people to whom this information is important to should call admissions and ask these questions. It’s easy to do. No reason for us to debate here, which is why I called ND to get the right answer.
ETA: Just called Princeton and Harvard admissions, both allow ED2 if one has received an SCEA/REA acceptance from either school.
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Would you mind elaborating on what you said about Georgetown’s class composition?
What do you mean about Georgetown? Great school and doesn’t play games with rankings - if they went on common app (and until recently they required SATII tests!) the number of applicants would skyrocket and their already low admissions rate would fall, shooting them up in the rankings. My older d went there and had an amazing experience as did her friends. Far better in every way (including academically) than her brother at Columbia.
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Perhaps questions about Georgetown are better served on its own thread.
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I think this thread just indicates that it’s really important to understand each school’s individual REA policy, and that sometimes what they post on their own websites is not super clear. If in doubt, call the admissions office to get clarity.
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