REA and EA - please help clarify for us

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On the Princeton tour, AO said if you REA there, you can only EA to any PUBLIC school, but not private. She didn’t say anything about scholarships or special academic programs.

H and S have exceptions. I am not sure P and Y have exceptions. They may not. You just go to their admission page and study the rules. The rules may change year to year so always read the rules first.

For example, S has the following FIVE exceptions to their REA:
Any public college/university with an early application or early deadline plan if their decision is non-binding
Any college/university with a rolling admission process if their decision is non-binding
Any non-U.S. college/university if their decision is non-binding
Any military academy
Any college/university under Early Action or by an early deadline if the decision plan is both non-binding and applying early is required to be considered for a scholarship or special academic program. Please see the FAQ section below for examples.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On the Princeton tour, AO said if you REA there, you can only EA to any PUBLIC school, but not private. She didn’t say anything about scholarships or special academic programs.

H and S have exceptions. I am not sure P and Y have exceptions. They may not. You just go to their admission page and study the rules. The rules may change year to year so always read the rules first.

For example, S has the following FIVE exceptions to their REA:
Any public college/university with an early application or early deadline plan if their decision is non-binding
Any college/university with a rolling admission process if their decision is non-binding
Any non-U.S. college/university if their decision is non-binding
Any military academy
Any college/university under Early Action or by an early deadline if the decision plan is both non-binding and applying early is required to be considered for a scholarship or special academic program. Please see the FAQ section below for examples.

For example, I think Naval has a rolling admission process. You can REA S and rolling at Naval.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MIT EA allows you ED elsewhere. But it defeat the purpose of MIT EA. If you are accepted to MIT EA and another college ED, you are obliged to go to the other college. You can just RD MIT if you want to ED somewhere.

None of the HYPMS early applications prohibits you from EA any other schools. For example, you can REA Harvard and EA Chicago, both are non-binding.

In case you didn't get in Harvard REA, you have a chance at Chicago. I believe Chicago EA has a very high acceptance rate (40% when combined with ED0, ED1, and ED2), many people apply early to Chicago.

i'm pretty sure chicago EA is very low (<5%) whereas ED0, ED1, ED2 rates are much higher. they're trying to get you to commit.