<p>It is possible for EA applicants to be deferred, and I highly doubt that you would be outright rejected.</p>
<p>If you don’t mind writing the essays or the agony of waiting longer, regular decision would almost guarantee admission and it might save you some of the agony of being deferred.</p>
<p>A school like UGA is not really interested in how interested you are. Applying EA won’t increase your chances of getting in and doesn’t necessarily indicate that you are more interested than a RD applicant. For example, I applied EA last year even though it was highly unlikely I would attend.</p>
<p>So applying RD is probably the right move if you want to ENSURE admission.</p>
<p>Anyway, good luck. UGA is a great school. I attend LSU (better scholarship was the deciding factor for me) and we aspire to be UGA in terms of academic reputation.</p>