<p>Ok, I want to apply to Stanford RD, but I am applying somewhere else ED and I'll get the decision by December 15th. But Dec 15 happens to be the day Stanford's application form #1 and $75 is due for RD. I really want to wait until I am rejected or deferred at the other school before I submit the $75, but I want to do the application online and they don't activate the 2nd form until the first is sent in. So... anyone know a way around this? Thanks so much.</p>
<p>But that's the exact reason why Stanford's RD deadline is December 15th. They don't want to be used as the "last choice" option. So no, there is no way to get around it.</p>
<p>There is no way around it. But you can have your application ready, and just wait till Dec 15 to mail it, hopping that your ED decision will come a day or two early (it often does).</p>