“Applications to Public colleges and U’s are exempt from ED rules.”
“ED prevents students from applying to other private colleges that offer ED.”
Just to clarify: ED is not exclusive to private institutions. One public university that my daughter will be applying to next year (possibly ED) offers ED admission - so how would it be exempt from ED rules?
Also, I would like to agree that there is no restriction/policy that disallows students from applying EA or RD to other colleges (that offer ED) while also applying ED to one college.
Here is the info regarding ED from a top public university:
“Note: While Early Decision applicants are eligible for financial aid and scholarships, students whose decisions to attend XX depend on financial awards are encouraged NOT to apply through Early Decision.
The university stipulates that applicants who apply to XX under the Early Decision plan agree, if accepted, to submit the $400 non-refundable matriculation fee to the university by January 15. This does not mean that Early Decision applicants cannot apply to other institutions, but rather that XX is the only institution to which they have applied under Early Decision, and that if offered admission, they will withdraw their applications elsewhere and attend XX. If a student does not accept the offer of admission by January 15, the offer will be withdrawn.”