Early action vs Early Decision

CollegeAngst
Wed, 21 Sep 2016 22:59:05 +0000

If someone is applying SCEA to Harvard, nothing stops her from filing her ED II application at Chicago in November

I am not sure the Common App will allow you to do this. In any case, when you file for ED, I think your school counselor is informed so they know that you are applying ED. SCEA prevents you from applying to any other private school, so I expect the app to enforce this restriction as it does when you try and pick two ED schools. I know our school counselor did not allow some kids to file the NYU ED 2, while their ED1 was still outstanding. Also ED 2 apps are not due till January, so I don’t think Chicago will have a good view of the ED 2 pipeline before they have made their ED1 decision