<p>Powergoose: no SCEA applicant is compelled to accept before anyone else (May 1). That’s why it’s called Early Action and not Early Decision. It’s not binding.</p>
<p>Plus even if not a single EA applicant says yes before May 1, the college will just put more people on the WL. No one “loses” a spot because others, ahead of them, haven’t committed yet. It all washes out in the final RD admit total and subsequent WL actions. You’re just incorrect.</p>