<p>Single-Choice Early Action or Regular Review?</p>
<p>Stanford offers two different application options from which you can choose: Single-Choice Early Action (SCEA) and Regular Review. Only you can know which option better meets your timeline and goals.</p>
<p>Resist the urge to complete your application by our early admission deadline unless you are convinced that Stanford is your clear first-choice school. Single-Choice Early Action at Stanford is a non-binding early admission option for those students who have completed a thorough and thoughtful college search. It allows you to learn of your admission decision in December without requiring a response until May 1 or obligating you to enroll at Stanford.</p>
<p>Single-Choice Early Action allows you to apply to as many colleges as you want under a Regular admission timeframe, but it does require that you not submit an application to any school under early decision, early action, or early notification.* This option gives you time to reflect on future plans and, if you so choose, explore a variety of educational institutions that might meet your individual needs and aspirations. </p>
<p>If you need more time to make a college selection, we encourage you to apply during our Regular Review period, and to use your entire senior year to reflect on your future plans, explore a variety of educational institutions that meet your individual needs and aspirations, and weigh your choices carefully and completely. Those students who rush to complete an application just to make an early admission deadline may miss the opportunity to submit a more thoughtful and compelling application later during the regular admission period.</p>
<p>*Note that there are several exceptions to this requirement.</p>