What is REA?
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Anonymous
| What is REA? I googled and maybe not many schools have it? Because, I don’t understand this middle ground between early decision and early action. |
Anonymous
Ask ChatGPT, seriously. |
Anonymous
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You have to read each school’s application options. Some schools have slightly different rules and restrictions around REA, SCEA, EA, and ED.
In broadest terms (but not 100% accurate in all cases), REA is a non-binding option that enables a student to get a decision from the school sooner but restricts them from applying ED (and sometimes EA), in some or all other schools. You absolutely need to look up the restrictions for the particular school to see the details, though. |
Anonymous
| Georgetown and Notre Dame are the best known schools that have REA. Typically, it means you cannot apply to another private school ED, EA or SCEA. |
Anonymous
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It’s restrictive in that there are specific things you cannot do such as apply to another school early decision.
And it’s early action meaning it’s not binding if you are admitted. And because it’s early, the deadline to submit is Nov 1 or 15. Decisions are typically turned around within 6 weeks. As others have said, you have to read each school’s admissions page to find out what the specific restrictions are. |
Anonymous
No HYPS are the best known schools that have REA. MIT only has EA. |
Anonymous
HYPS have SCEA |
Anonymous
| What is the point of REA/SCEA for schools that offer? Why not just make it ED so it’s binding? |
Anonymous
This. REA does not always mean you cannot apply EA to other schools. At ND, for example: A student applying Restrictive Early Action to Notre Dame may apply to other Early Action programs at either private or public colleges or universities. A student applying Restrictive Early Action to Notre Dame may not apply to any college or university (private or public) in their binding Early Decision 1 program. If you apply to Notre Dame through REA, you may apply to any Early Decision 2 program as this has a deadline post our REA decision release in mid-December. |
Anonymous
Lol. Harvard, Yale and Princeton are the best known schools that have REA. |
Anonymous
Merry Christmas to you too! I referred to SCEA (which is what Harvard, Princeton, Yale AND Stanford have) as a different category (see above). |
Anonymous
This is incorrect information. For Georgetown and ND, the only restriction is that you cannot apply anywhere else ED. However, you can apply EA elsewhere and also apply REA to ND and Georgetown. For Harvard Yale Princeton Stanford, which are really SCEA, the restrictions include not applying to private colleges during the early round. There are exceptions, such as for scholarships, etc. The rules and exceptions vary a bit by school, so you MUST read the rules on the SCEA school's website. |
Anonymous
LOL, you’re incorrect. HYP all have SCEA. It’s called single choice early action. You can only use it for one of these schools and are allowed to apply to public universities only before you get your decision from HYorP. If you are admitted to HYorP, the decision is not binding. |
Anonymous
They have SCEA, not REA. |
Anonymous
This is wrong. If you apply to Georgetown or ND, you cannot apply to any other school ED. You can apply anywhere EA -- BUT the schools that have single choice early action (HYPS) do not allow you to apply to them AND to Georgetown. You can apply EA to MIT and Georgetown, Georgia Tech, etc. |