Stanford is single choice early action so a student can only apply to Stanford early (no ED or other REA). He/She can apply to other schools regular decision.
From Stanford’s website,
- It is Stanford policy that, if you apply to Stanford with a decision plan of Restrictive Early Action, you may not apply to any other private college/university under their Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, Early Decision, or Early Notification plan.
- In addition, it is Stanford policy that you may not apply to any public university under an early binding plan, such as Early Decision.
- If you apply to Stanford under Restrictive Early Action, you may apply to other colleges and universities under their Regular Decision plan.
- If you apply to Stanford under Restrictive Early Action and your application is deferred, you may apply to another college’s Early Decision II plan.