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Can you apply both early action and regular decision to the same college?

You can only apply early decision to one school because if you are accepted to that school, you have contracted to attend that school upon admission. Early action is not binding, it simply allows you to potentially receive an early response to your application.
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Can I apply for early action and regular decision for the same school?

You may only apply to one college Early Decision, although you can still apply later to other schools Regular Decision. If the Early Decision school accepts you, you must attend that school and withdraw all other applications– often before knowing the final financial aid offer.
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Can you apply both EA and RD?

RD is a great option for students who need more time to put together their applications and reach their goal test scores. Students can also apply RD after applying to a number of schools EA, or even after applying to their ED choice.
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Can you apply early decision and early decision 2 at the same time?

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.
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Is it easier to get into college early action or regular decision?

The Regular Decision pool tends to be larger as this is the general applicant pool for the upcoming year, and often the admit rate is lower in Regular Decision round compared to the Early Decision or Early Action round because of the volume of applications being considered.
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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.
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Do colleges reject during early action?

Applying early action has three possibles outcomes: acceptance, denial, or deferred admission. The admissions office may defer your application if you're not a candidate for early action. In that case, the admissions panel will reevaluate your application with the regular decision applicants.
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Can you apply both early decision and regular decision?

ED Applicants

Apply to only one college early decision. Apply to other colleges under regular admission plans. Withdraw all other applications if accepted by ED. Send a nonrefundable deposit well in advance of May 1.
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Can I switch to regular decision after applying early decision?

It is sometimes possible, but you'll need to act fairly quickly and communicate directly with the admissions office. To move forward, you should write to the admissions office expressing your need to change your application from ED to RD. Be polite and concise in your request.
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What happens if you apply early decision and don't go?

Early decision colleges may reach out to other schools to let them know you broke your agreement, which can reflect poorly on your applications. You'll also lose any deposit money you put down.
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Is it better to EA or RD?

Among ED, EA, and RD, Regular Decision generally has the least competitive applicant pool and the lowest acceptance rates. Admissions data posted by some of the most selective universities in the U.S. shows that Regular Decision admission rates are usually significantly lower than those of ED and EA.
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Why do I regret applying early decision?

But if you do apply early decision, many schools treat your acceptance to their program as binding, meaning you can't apply to any other schools and then compare and contrast their programs — and (don't miss this part like I did!) the financial aid benefits they're offering to you.
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Should I apply for EA or Ed?

The obvious advantage of early action over early decision is the opportunity it gives you to apply to, and ultimately compare financial aid packages from several schools. If you are accepted early decision, you risk missing the admission deadlines of other schools while you wait for your award package to arrive.
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Can you submit 2 applications to the same college?

Yes you can apply to a college multiple times! You can also try other avenues such as deferred enrollment, part-time student or seek to update your existing application with new information (grades, standardized test scores). I suggest reaching out to the school directly to get their input on the application process.
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Do other schools know if you apply 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.
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Is it OK to apply early action to multiple schools?

Yes. Unlike early decision, early action isn't a binding offer, meaning you can apply to multiple schools. You have the option to submit several applications under early action. Even with early action decisions, you don't have to decide immediately.
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What happens if you apply early decision and get accepted?

Early decision is a binding commitment, meaning those who apply in this round must attend the selected college if they are accepted. You can only apply to one school early decision because of that binding commitment.
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What happens if you apply early decision to two colleges?

First off, you can only apply to one school early decision. This is because early decision means you're making a binding agreement to enroll in that school if you get accepted. This contract will be part of your application and will require a signature from your parents and school counselor, as well as from you.
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Can you apply to other colleges if you apply early action?

Can I apply Early Decision or Early Action (ED/EA) to other colleges and rank colleges for the Match? No. If you choose to rank one or more colleges for the Match, you cannot apply to other colleges through Early Decision, Early Action, or Single-Choice Early Action (also known as Restrictive Early Action).
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What happens if you reject an early decision acceptance?

If you are accepted early decision, you are expected to commit to the college (actually, you already committed when you applied ED). So you cannot simply decline an ED acceptance offer. You may be released from this contract only if there are some serious circumstances which make it impossible for you to attend.
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Can you reapply if you get rejected from early action?

After a rejection in the Early Action/Early Decision round, students cannot — under any circumstances — reapply in the Regular Decision round. If a college denies your admission in the Early round, except for a couple of schools that allow for an appeal, that's the final word on your candidacy for the year.
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Does Harvard reject anyone early action?

The number most people forget to look at though, is the 78%. Seventy-eight percent of early applicants were deferred. Only 9.5% were denied. It was harder, in the 2022-2023 application cycle, to be denied from Harvard Early Action than it was to be deferred.
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Do you get more money if you apply early action?

Therefore, scholarship offers can sometimes be more generous to EA applicants than those applying as part of the normal cycle. Further, unlike with Early Decision, EA applications have the advantage of being able to apply to any other school they please if the offer of aid is less-than-satisfactory.
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How many early action should you apply to?

Generally, one should apply Early Action (EA) to as many schools as one can, if the school offers a non-restricted EA.
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Do senior year grades matter for EA?

But what happens if you've applied to college as an Early Decision or Early Action applicant? Most colleges will still want to be sent grades from your first quarter of senior year. However, their decision to accept or reject you into their institution will have already been made based on your grades from junior year.
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