<p>I just found out that some senior in my school has applied to two schools early action, one of which is Stanford. She got deferred from both, but it's clearly a violation of the "Single Choice" part of the "Single Choice Early Action". Apparently someone from our school violated an ED to some school a long time ago and that school didn't take anyone from our school in ten years. Although violating an ED is much more serious, I'm worried about what would happen if Stanford found out. As a junior planning on applying to Stanford next year, would this put my chances in jeopardy?</p>
<p>Only if someone reported her to Stanford. And even then, I don't think adcoms hold it against a school.</p>
<p>Then your school must have someone to help the kid, the GC and teachers who write recommendation letters are the gate keepers for the school. Without them, one can't have two complete applications.
At our school, the parents and students were warned from the very beginning not to pull something like that, it can cause real credibility problem for the school.</p>
<p>" As a junior planning on applying to Stanford next year, would this put my chances in jeopardy?"
Yes, so don't even think about it.</p>
<p>I believe inkblotches meant whether or not the current senior who has applied to two SCEA schools will hurt inkblotches's chances, not whether or not inkblotches him/herself will apply to two SCEA schools.</p>
<p>Thank you Gaffe; yes, that is what I meant. I will definitely not violate the SCEA, but I'm worried about what would happen to our school's rep if this person is found out. At the moment I'm REALLY hoping it's a vicious rumor, so I'm just going to cross my fingers and wait. Otherwise... :</p>
<p>I agree with Bostonc, only way this can happen is if GC and Reco's are not paying attention. So if your school is a good one with a careful admin, it is likely to be a rumor.</p>
<p>With the common app, the old safegaurds against this no longer exist. It is NOT the case that the counselor and teachers have to be complicit for this to happen - there is absolutely nothing in the GC or teacher rec where they check off the fact that their rec is for an early app.</p>
<p>Perhaps this used to be true, but it definitely is not now. I am guessing the common app website won't let you submit 2 earlies, but if you choose to submit on paper (most schools allow it, though Stanford doesn't) I can't think of anything in the process that would flag it.</p>
<p>I would have to believe the colleges won't hold it against the school, given that they have NO insight to what the student does.</p>
<p>This is a failing of the common app process right now - the GC rec should include a box for early, so there is a check in the system - but as of now, it doesn't exist.</p>
<p>The school people would still have had to fill out two sets of Recommendations...</p>
<p>^ of course they would, and that means nothing. My daughter had ALL her apps (EA and RD) completed by Oct 15, and submitted them all. She also gave her teachers and counselor the forms to fill out, and they have sent several of them in already. She only applied to one place EA, but applied to 7 others RD. Nothing untoward about that at all - she just wanted to be done before getting her EA result, since she didn't want to do apps under pressure. Several of her friends had done the same by Dec 1.</p>
<p>The issue isn't how many apps you submit, but how many SCEA or ED apps you submit. And the common app forms unfortunately provide no safeguards.</p>
<p>Some ED schools require an ED form signed by the student, the counselor, and the parent to be mailed in (just like the recs get mailed separately from the app). Stanford used to have it too before this year. If all ED and SCEA schools had that, I doubt there would be as many 'violations'...</p>
<p>On the supplements, you do have to sign off if you're a SCEA applicant.</p>