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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find REA to be obnoxious on the schools part. Yes, you can still apply EA to state schools.  But not to other private schools that offer EA. My DC applied ED and was able to still apply EA to schools like MIT and Case. You can’t do that if apply REA. But if it’s your kid’s first choice and that’s what they offer, then that’s what it is. At some schools it gives an advantage, at others it doesn’t. [/quote]

Those schools with REA don't have ED to severely limit your choices.
That's the point.   [/quote]

NP. Yes, but by not allowing any non-public EA choices, it eliminates a lot of safeties for those students and feels more restrictive than ED, where it least you can get some likely acceptances under your belt. I don’t understand why someone applying SCEA to Harvard can’t apply to a middle to low ranked EA, but they can apply to Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, etc. even if they are out of state, which further causes those schools EA numbers to go up and up, which leads to more deferrals, etc.  Then SCEA students who are rejected or deferred have no acceptances for months on end which leads to the stress ytou often see on this board. I can see it both ways, but the schools who have SCEA do it because they are selective enough and prestigious enough to know that the vast majority of kids accepted will view it as binding. I know, not everyone, but their yields are still extremely high. And none of my kids went the SCEA route. It just seems as tilted in favor of the schools as ED is. [/quote]

Depending on their school choices, kids may not find it all that restrictive. The only private school on DC's list that even offered EA was Macalaster. Definitely wished their ED school had offered REA instead.[/quote]

True, and that’s entirely different topic! I think too many schools offer ED when EA would be fairer to students and better for the schools because stronger applicants would apply earlier, but like I said, that is a whole different thread.[/quote]

Not really. You're saying REA feels more restrictive than ED. That's not necessarily the case.[/quote]

Sure, but it could be. My DC applied ED and had three likelies they were applying EA to that they could see themselves attending. So in her case, SCEA would have felt more restrictive, In your DC’s case it would not have. Everyone is different but both views have vailidity depending on your situation and preferences. [/quote]

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