nothingto1

If I apply ED to Cornell, am I not allowed to apply early action elsewhere? Since even though I love Cornell, theirs a big chance with all Ivy's that there is a rejection, and I want to try other options.

Peppino

Actually, you can. You can ED to Cornell and EA to other schools, as long as it is not in their policy that you cannot EA to their school and ED elsewhere.

mikeyc765

You can apply wherever you want if you ED to Cornell. But you can't apply through any sort of restrictive admissions processl. If you are accepted ED, you are expected to immediately withdraw your other applications and submit your deposit. Usually ED implies restrictive admissions and EA does not, but you'll want to read the details of each school's policy. Because if you get in to 2 or more schools where they expect you to withdraw your other applications, you'll probably end up not getting into either.