<p>I know Brown has this, but are there other schools? It seems pretty rare.....</p>
<p>What do you mean? All EDs are restrictive - if you are accepted, you have to go unless you could demonstrate you couldn't afford to go.</p>
<p>lol sorry, I mean where you can only apply ED to only that school, and can't even apply EA elsewhere</p>
<p>All ED are restrictive. You can only apply to 1 ED school. You can apply to multiple EA schools less Stanford and Yale.</p>
<p>^ Some EA schools ask that you do not apply ED to any school at the same time (Georgetown, BC, etc.).</p>
<p>what about the OPPOSITE of what you're saying, highopes? does that even happen at all?</p>
<p>that doesn't happen at all. if you apply "ED" you may not apply to any other school come early round time. if you are accepted you must go, unless you can demonstrate you cannot financially afford it, even with the school's fullest fin aid offer. if you are deferred or rejected then you can start applying to regular round schools</p>
<p>Hmm...Brown's website says this though: "Early Decision is reserved for applicants who have not applied to any other Early Decision or Early Action programs (Ivy League or non-Ivy League institutions)."</p>
<p>Am I just reading too much into this? I tend to do that sometimes... =]</p>
<p>I don't see what you aren't understanding. It says you can only apply to ED if you don't apply to any other ED or EA... All ED contracts are like this...</p>
<p>No, not all ED contracts are like this. </p>
<p>Bhatic24, you're not reading too much into it. There are some schools that you can apply ED to...and they won't let you apply anywhere else ED (deff not) or EA. Brown is one of them. There are also schools you can apply to ED that still allow you to apply EA to other schools (NYU, for example).</p>
<p>ED acceptances rule out any EA acceptance though. But, I'm pretty sure you already knew that! Just informing other people lol</p>
<p>And no, I don't know anywhere else off the top of my head that is like this. Though, I'm sure I know a few more places. Most of the ivies that still have ED, I assume.</p>
<p>Yeah, some ED contracts allow applicants to apply EA, too - but you still must attend the ED school if accepted.</p>
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<p>Correct. Read each college's website carefully for details. Some colleges offering early decision (ED) recognize that applicants will want to apply early action (EA) to some other colleges, and allow that. What you must do in all cases if you apply ED is enroll at the ED college if it offers you admission, withdrawing all your other applications from other colleges. The main enforcement of this is that other colleges in the same "club" will not admit you if they find out you reneged on an ED agreement. </p>
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