<p>I found it surprising in that statement that Ted O’Neill suggested that someone applying EA to Chicago and ED elsewhere was deceptive. Is there something wrong with having Chicago as a second choice and wanting to convey that level of interest to Chicago by applying early while applying to a first choice ED? Or just simply wanting to get an answer earlier? If he feels that it is somehow wrong to apply to an ED school and Chicago EA, why not change the rules so that one cannot apply to a binding school as well as to Chicago?</p>