<p>Can someone just clear this up. If you apply ED(binding) in the early round, are you permitted to apply to EA schools that are not single-choice? Thanks</p>
<p>Sure, you can apply to an ED school and as many EA schools as you want.</p>
<p>EDIT: and don't forget schools with rolling admissions--applying early to those will give you an advantage, too.</p>
<p>wow i didn't know that. I thought, since ED was binding, that you could only apply to that 1 ED school....that's interesting.</p>
<p>But, if you apply to a single choice EA school, you can only apply to that one right? For example, I wouldn't be able to apply to Columbia and Stanford, but I could apply to Columbia, Georgetown, MIT, and CIT, all together in the Early round??</p>
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If you apply ED (binding) in the early round, are you permitted to apply to EA schools that are not single-choice?
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It depends on the ED school. Some, like Columbia and Swarthmore, permit ED applicants to apply EA elsewhere. Others, like Brown, don't. Check the policies of the ED school(s) you're interested in.</p>
<p>ok thanks. That's pretty convenient that columbia allows other EA applications.</p>
<p>oh one more question.</p>
<p>Being able to apply to a college ED and a few other colleges EA sounds all well and good, but will it have a negative effect on your perceived level of interest in the school? I plan on applying to columbia ED. If they see I've applied to 2-3 other schools EA as well (something they say they do not encourage), will it hinder my chances at columbia, which is obviously my 1st choice. I just want to have a few backups in case I'm rejected, but if it'll negatively affect my chances at CU, then i'll have to reconsider.</p>
<p>When you apply ED to a college, you sign a statement that says that if you are accepted, you'll go to that college. You also sign a statement that if accepted ED, you'll withdraw all other applications. Consequently, the ED college won't care whether you applied any other place since by applying ED, you've clearly indicated that college is your first choice.</p>
<p>The ED colleges also know that their ED applicants have good reason to apply elsewhere before getting their decisions just in case they are rejected or deferred by their ED college.</p>
<p>alright thanks NSmom.</p>
<p>Also, one school doesn't have to know where else you've applied. The EA schools won't know that you applied to Columbia ED, and Columbia won't know that you've applied to another school EA (or RD). </p>
<p>And again, be careful about the individual school's requirements. For example, Georgetown has EA, and you can apply to any other EA program, but they do not allow you to apply anywhere ED. So read the websites carefully.</p>