Can I apply Ed to Brown and EA to other schools?

Finally, ED (offered at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, and the University of Pennsylvania) is both binding and restrictive—students can only apply ED to one school, and if accepted, they must attend.

Can you apply ED to one school and EA to others?

Because of early decision's binding nature, students are allowed to apply to only one school's early decision. Your child may simultaneously apply to early decision and early action programs. However, if they get into the early decision program, they'll have to withdraw all other applications.

Can I apply ED to Columbia and EA to MIT?

For all colleges that offer Early Decision policies, applicants are only allowed to make a binding commitment to a single school. However, students who apply Early Decision to one school may also apply Early Action to any public university.

Can you apply Ed 2 to multiple schools?

You can apply early decision to only 1 college. If the college accepts you and offers enough financial aid, you must go to that college. That's why these plans are referred to as “binding.”

Can you apply to MIT and Brown early?

If you choose to apply to MIT during Early Action, we do not place any limits on where else you may apply, nor do we require you to attend if admitted (though we sure hope you do!). However, if you apply to another school during Early Action that does have a restriction, MIT requires that you respect those rules.

How To Get Into Brown

Is it easier to get into Brown early decision?

The Brown University acceptance rate is 5.5% for undergraduate students. However, if you apply Early Decision, you may face slightly better chances. For the class of 2026, the Early Decision Brown University acceptance rate was 14.6%.

How many students does Brown accept early decision?

Out of a pool of 6,244 Early Decision applicants, Brown admitted 898 students, for an acceptance rate of 14.38%.

What happens if you apply to two colleges early decision?

You may not apply to more than one college under early decision. If you are not accepted, you will either be rejected or deferred. Rejected applicants may not apply again that year. Deferred applicants will be reconsidered during the regular admission period, and are free to apply to other schools.

Can I apply to both Harvard and MIT early action?

If you are applying early, Harvard has restrictive early action so you could only apply to Harvard or MIT at that point (and the other during regular decision). MIT's early action is not restrictive, which means you can apply to other schools with non-restrictive early action (like Caltech and UChicago).

What happens if you get accepted to two early decision schools?

While EA allows you to submit an application early, it is non-binding and does not confer the same admissions boost as applying Early Decision. You can of course apply to both schools, but remember that ED is binding, and if both offer you a place, you will be obligated to attend the school you applied to ED.

Does Yale do Ed or EA?

Yale allows candidates to apply Single-Choice Early Action or Regular Decision. Single-Choice Early Action is non-binding, meaning that you do not have to go to Yale if you are accepted.

Does Yale have ED or EA?

Admissions decisions for Single-Choice Early Action candidates will be available online in mid-December. Decisions for Regular Decision candidates will be posted online via the Yale Admissions Status Portal by April 1. Both Early Action and Regular Decision applicants have until May 1 to reply to an offer of admission.

Is it easier to get into Harvard EA?

Harvard does not offer an advantage to students who apply early. While admit rates tend to be higher in Restrictive Early Action, this reflects the remarkable strength of the applicant pool rather than a benefit of application timing.

Is there a downside to applying early action?

Your record might stand out more when competing with those in the regular admissions cycle. You can't compare and negotiate financial aid offers unless you receive them form several schools. Early on, it's much harder to tell where close friends (or even enemies) may be going to college.

Why do I regret applying early decision?

Students who regret their decision to apply ED are usually unhappy because of the financial aid package they receive. Early-decision students usually know what they're in for when they apply, but your financial aid package is one thing that you can't predict. The college bill can take anyone by surprise.

How many EA schools should I apply to?

In most cases, you can apply early action to as many schools as you want. Early action is a non-binding application, and you're free to turn down any school you apply early action to and get accepted by. However, a small number of schools have restrictive early action policies.

Do any Ivy Leagues have early action?

Some schools such as Harvard, Stanford and Georgetown offer a restrictive early action process. With it, you are only allowed to apply to a single school by restrictive early action and not apply early decision anywhere else.

Can you apply to Stanford and MIT early action?

You may not apply concurrently to Stanford Restrictive Early Action and MIT Early Action.

Can you apply to Princeton and MIT early action?

Princeton University's single-choice early action program is a nonbinding process. You may not apply to an early program at any other private college or university. However, please note the following: You may apply early to any public institution or service academy, as long as the decision is nonbinding.

Can other colleges see early decision?

Typically, schools don't share information about their applicants, so other colleges won't know if you've applied Early Decision (ED) to a school. The ED process is confidential, and colleges have their own applicants' pool to focus on.

Does applying early decision 2 increase chances?

Compared to ED I, ED II typically offers a smaller acceptance rate boost. One explanation for this is that colleges have already filled a portion of their class with ED I applicants by the time ED II decisions are made.

Do Ivy Leagues have early decision 2?

Which top schools offer EDII? While none of the Ivy League schools offer EDII, many other competitive schools do. Some of these include NYU, Emory, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt and University of Chicago.

How many Brown Ed applicants get deferred?

Yes, Brown historically defers significantly more students than it accepts. This past Early Decision cycle, for the Class of 2028, Brown's admission rate was 14.38% and the deferral rate was 16.8%. The year before, for the Class of 2027, the ED admission rate was 12.98% and the deferral rate was 19%.

Why is Brown acceptance rate so low?

The Brown University acceptance rate is very selective, as the school enrolls only a small fraction of the students who apply. Brown seeks students who have demonstrated exceptional academic success, and this is the most important component of the application.

Why is Brown so hard to get into?

While Brown values intellectual curiosity, it also places a strong emphasis on academic excellence. The university is looking for students who have demonstrated a strong academic record, particularly in challenging courses such as Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) classes.