I googled this, but couldn’t find a list. All the rolling admission schools were large(er) universities. Are there any LACS will rolling admissions? Thanks.
Beloit is one
I think there are some LAC that put out decisions in batches and you may hear a little earlier than classmates. From my recollection last year, that was the case with Sacred Heart and St. Anselm’s. It was not something that was clear on their websites - it said something like “you will hear no later than x date.”
It specifically has to be a rolling admissions policy to comply with SCEA rules.
Ok - I didn’t realize that was why you were asking. The two I mentioned would not be considered rolling admissions in that situation. The Prep Scholar blog has a list - not sure if it is exhaustive. Not allowed to link it here.
It doesn’t have to be called “rolling admissions” to qualify for SCEA rules. It just has to be a program that does not promise to provide an early substantive admissions decision, or a decision binding on the student. It’s OK to submit a regular decision application to a college, even if it might accept you before March (which is what rolling admissions is, but some colleges may not call it that). Depending on the SCEA college, it may also be OK to apply to a scholarship program that may provide early admission, as long as the decision isn’t binding on the student.
It’s also definitely OK to submit a regular decision application to a college and then convert it to ED II if you don’t get the SCEA admission you hoped for. Which happens a lot, but then you have to be willing to live with the binding aspect of ED II.
Depending on the SCEA college, they may be a little cagey about telling you what “early” means to them. Yale makes it clear that it means a decision before January 1. Stanford says call them to discuss it.
Hmm. That’s not the way I read it.
@brantly if this is going to create a financial conundrum for you…just don’t let your kid apply SCEA to Yale.
From what you posted…the kid could still put put applications to their flagship U, or any non-binding Rolling admissions program (not too many LACs have Rolling admissions).
The finances are not the issue I am posting about. Indeed, the idea of SCEA is so that any potential financial offers can be compared because SCEA is not binding. However, part of the decision-making process about the SCEA application is what other colleges he can apply to, non-binding, early in the process. The idea is that with safer schools it is important to get the application in early as one data point that demonstrates seriousness about the application (sending it in right before deadline gives the appearance that the app is an after thought). Therefore, we are trying to get a handle on which schools, in addition to the state flagship, are within bounds of the SCEA rules.
ED does not have this issue. Students can apply wherever they want, without restriction, but have to withdraw other applications when admitted to the ED school.
And that’s why SCEA is called “restrictive” at some colleges.
The student can get the applications all done…and submit ready…so that when the SCEA decision is released, he can hit the send button. The application “work” will be done.
If the student is planning to apply to any non-binding public universities, or any Rolling admission non-bindings…then get those submitted early because you can.
Then save the test for regular decision.
PrepScholar has a list of rolling admissions schools, both universities and smaller colleges. Not sure how accurate it is, but many of the lesser-known, but still very good Pennsylvania LACs, including Elizabethtown, Lebanon Valley, Lycoming, Moravian, and Westminster, as well a many smaller Catholic colleges/universities including the University of Scranton, are on this list.
@brantly - you are reading that passage in an overly restrictive manner. There are no restrictions at all on RD applications. That page just tells you the restrictions that apply to applying to another college via a specific “early” admission system.
At: https://admissions.yale.edu/single-choice-early-action
Second paragraph:
No limit on applying regular decision anywhere – jut that you can’t apply EA or ED anywhere else, subject to the listed exceptions.
And then the part you quoted lists situation where you can apply to another early admit program – which is why the first sentence you quoted is: “you may apply to another institution’s early admission program as follows:”
So no restriction at all on RD applications - which may or may not provide an admission decision early on.
I thought @JHS did a nice job of explaining Yale’s SCEA followed by @brantly’s informative post.
Guess that I am confused as to what others are confused about.
OK, I see what you mean @calmom . I do think they should make it clearer. It should say that applying to any college under any program that gives its decision after January 1 is OK, and that applying to colleges that give decisions before Jan 1 are restricted to rolling admissions programs and public institutions.
But if you apply RD, and the private school just happens to give out acceptances in Nov or Dec, that’s fine. The restriction is on applying ED or EA.
How about public LACs like Truman State and University of Minnesota Morris, since public schools are excluded from the restrictions against applying EA elsewhere?
College of Wooster has EA and regular and in both cases can notify earlier than indicated on the site for the strongest candidates.
what part of the country are you interested in so that we don’t flood you with unacceptable choices?
Northeast.