<p>Stanford has always been my #1 university. In light of this, it pains me to say that I will be applying regular decision unless I can resolve 2 issues.</p>
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<li><p>Will Stanford know if I apply to a different university early action? (I will not apply anywhere early decision, since as mentioned above, Stanford is my #1 university.) Or will Stanford know if I apply and get accepted to a different university, early action?</p></li>
<li><p>How much does Stanford weigh year 12 grades? I posit that my year 12 grades will be higher than my GPA of years past. If I apply early action, Stanford, in all likelihood, will not see my grades from Brovember to Broecember. Should I apply regular decision to give Stanford a better idea of my year 12 performance?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you all very much for tolerating my ignorance and pretentious and immature writing.</p>
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<li><p>they could. if they find out any time before you start, they can revoke your admission (they have in the past). if they find out during your 4 years, they can take other measures as you breached the honor code. it isn’t really an “issue”. you could very easily just apply to stanford REA and not another school…</p></li>
<li><p>they do look at senior grades but they don’t see as much, since it is at most 1 quarter that they see (for REA) or 1 semester (for RD). no one knows exactly how important they are, but if better grades will strengthen your application, it is to your benefit to apply RD</p></li>
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<p>As per #1, I have no intention to breach any honor codes or such. I meant that if I apply to a university REA (or multiple schools EA) and to Stanford regular decision, it could be construed as a sign that Stanford is not my #1 university. Would it be possible for Stanford to see my application history and reject me, presumably to protect its yield?</p>
<p>Ooh sorry I thought u meant you were going to apply REA to Stanford and other schools EA at the same time. No, they would not know and I doubt they would care that much if they did. It’s basically assumed that most RD applicants applied early somewhere, so they wouldn’t penalize you for doing so</p>
<p>If Stanford is your #1, and you’re considering doing an Early app, then Stanford REA is for you. By applying EA to a whole bunch and RD to Stanford, it’s not that Stanford isn’t your #1, but you’re saying to them “you’re not my #1” which isn’t smart IMHO. Schools want you to have them as your #1 and you should capitalize on that. It’s silly not to…</p>
<p>^yeah I’m going to have to go ahead and disagree with you there. Say there is a very appealing number 2 that offers EA or ED where applicants have a substantially better chance of getting accepted (lots of places, actually). It’s a form of insurance against the worst scenario of getting rejected Stanford REA, and rejected from your #2 RD. Also there may be schools that will let you apply EA/ED to other places, but if you end up doing just one REA you’re then limited to that school and like UMich. </p>
<p>This of course assumes that Stanford REA is not much of an advantage over RD. The admit rate is a bit higher REA, but remember that this is when scholarship athletes get accepted, I’ve heard a lot of legacies get accepted, and it is widely believed that all the overachievers apply then too. In fact, some will argue that you have a better chance at Stanford RD than REA. </p>
<p>I think that at least you gain little advantage doing REA at Stanford, whereas at some schools (especially for ED) the advantage is significant.</p>