Would it possible for me to apply to both Yale and Chicago for early action or would that violate the Yale SCEA arrangement? Want to know fate for as many schools without having to wait until March 31st 
No you canāt.
awww thatās too bad. Thanks for the response!
If Yale is a no you could apply ED2 to UChicago if that is your second choice.
You couldnāt figure this out from their web site?
http://admissions.yale.edu/faq/single-choice-early-action
The college web site should be your first stop about questions regarding their admissions.
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Why not? EA Chicago is non binding. I thought Yale allowed it.
@omwtocollege230 Please read the linked page on post #4.
@omwtocollege230 It is important to read the details.
Thank you both. However the site says; āYou may apply to any collegeās non-binding rolling admission program.ā What do they mean with ārollingā? I take it, it does not include Chicago
@omwtocollege230 You need to research online or talk to your guidance counselor and understand what the different application formats are (ex. Rolling, EA, ED, SCEA, RD). In a nutshell, rolling is when colleges go through applications and accept students in the order in which the applications are received ā as a result qualified students applying late in the game may not be accepted because all of the spots have been filled. EA or early action which UChicago has is different because there is a defined deadline for the schoolās EA and RD plans.
@happy1 Thanks!
The single choice early action schools such as Yale, prohibit applying EA or ED to any other college with some excpetions for EA to public universities not private. Chicago has EA and allows you to apply EA elsewhere. However, in choosing to apply you need to conform to the college with the most restrictive rule, e.g., even though Chicago would allow it does not mean you can apply there if also applying to Yale; you must follow Yaleās more restrictive rule.
There are colleges, many of them public universities and lower ranked private universities, whose admission process is to make and send out admission decisions as applications are received. In other words if you apply, for example, in November, you will likely get a response within a few weeks after you apply: likewise if you apply in December you will also get a response within a few weeks after you apply. Rolling admisison is not Early Action but a form of regular admission and the single choice early action colleges allow you to apply to rolling admisison colleges, none of which you will find in the high ranked colleges that include Yale and UChicago.
Mentioned above is that you could apply ED2 to UChicago. UChicago has neither ED nor ED2.
Actually, UChicago is experimenting with EDI and ED2 this year, for the first time.
@drusba Apparently UChicago has EA, ED, ED2 and RD options this year. https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/applicants/firstyear
Had not noticed Chicago had made such a major change. That from a college that had often criticized ED.