<p>So I already know about the whole Early decision process. However, I am getting these Early Action information. What is the difference between these two and is early action also subjected to one school only?</p>
<p>thanx u guys!</p>
<p>ED: you apply early, you find out early, and if you get in you must go. (example: cornell)
Single Choice EA: same as ED, except not binding. You can only apply to 1 school early with SCEA. (example: harvard)
Regular EA: Same as EA, except you are not limited to applying only to one school early (example: chicago)
Rolling: you apply whenever, you find out whenever, usually fairly soon unless you are a borderline student. (example: rutgers)</p>
<p>So, theoretically, you could apply to an ED school (even though it's binding, as long as the contract doesn't specify single choice) and also a regular EA school. I did cornell/chicago. got accepted at cornell, and chicago's response didn't matter.</p>
<p>sparticus.. are u doing engineering at cornell?</p>
<p>So, single choice EA is for the more competetive people who are really top-notch academic-wise students, right? (knowing you put the example as Harvard). ALso, is there some kind of addition to the common app when applying regular EA? thanx again, especially sparticus!</p>
<p>No i'm in CAS, but i'm taking CS100J this semester if you're in that.</p>
<p>No, EA/ED has nothing to do with admissions competition-level at all. I just happen to know harvard has EA. It's just the school's preference on how they want to restrict students in terms of where they can apply if they apply early. Princeton has ED for example ;).</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, theres a page or a check box or something in common app for early decision contracts (ED in the general sense of encompassing all forms of ED/EA/SCEA...it basically states that you will adhere to the schools' ED (again in the general sense) policies.</p>