Restrictive Early Action Questions

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<p>I have two things to ask about Harvard's Restrictive Early Action program.</p>

<p>1) If you not accepted through early action, are you GUARANTEED another chance with the regular decision round? or can you be strictly rejected through early action?</p>

<p>2) From my understanding, it is best to ensure that Harvard receives all of your application materials by October 15th for early action, correct?</p>

<p>All other top school's regular decision program's deadlines are December 31st or January 1st, but they prefer that materials by December 15th. </p>

<p>So with this process, let's look at this scenario -- let's say Harvard EA accepts me, and I would find out on December 15th. My teachers/counselor would have already mailed their recommendation's copies to each school. </p>

<p>If I get into Harvard EA, and want to go there, should I simply withdraw my application from each school, and then never send my part of the application and never submit any scores...?</p>

<p>and in the event that I am not granted admission through Harvard EA, should I mail the application fee and other forms AND submit SAT/ACT/SAT Subject/AP scores on December 16th for the other schools that I'm applying to?</p>

<p>I ask because I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars spending money on application fees and submission of test scores if I already got accepted to Harvard. </p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>1) When you apply SCEA, you find out mid-December if you are: (A) Accepted, (B) Deferred, or (C) Rejected. If you are deferred, you will be considered again during RD. If you are rejected, you are done; you will not be considered for admission during RD.</p>

<p>2) No. Harvard asks for submissions to be sent in by mid-October, but that is just a courtesy, so they can begin reading applications sooner. Some accepted students have sent in their application at 11:59 pm on November 1st.</p>

<p>If you are accepted SCEA and you absolutely know you want to attend Harvard, you should withdraw your applications from all other schools – but you don’t have to. You can wait to hear from everyone else before letting Harvard know.</p>

<p>If you are deferred, then yes, you need to send all of your test scores to colleges by their specific deadline.</p>

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<p>^^ Yale explains the SCEA process with more clarity:</p>

<p>[Frequently</a> Asked Questions - Single-Choice Early Action | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“Single-Choice Early Action | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions”>Single-Choice Early Action | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions)
When will I receive an admissions decision? What are the possible decisions?
If you’ve used Yale’s Single-Choice Early Action application, in mid-December you will receive one of three responses:

  1. You are admitted to Yale
    What this means: Congratulations! You have a place in Yale’s next freshman class. You may accept or decline the offer at any time before May 1.
  2. A final decision on your application is deferred
    What this means: We consider you a competitive candidate, but the admissions committee wants to see more work from your senior year and evaluate your credentials in the context of our Regular Decision pool of applicants. Unless you withdraw your application, you’ll automatically be reconsidered in our Regular Decision process.
  3. Your application is denied
    What this means: If your Early Action application is denied, you may not reapply for admission to Yale during the Regular Decision process this year.</p>