What exactly is the difference between early early DECISION

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<p>It says clearly on the Stanford website that they provide Restrictive Early Action and you CANNOT apply to any other early action/decisions programs if you decide to apply to Stanford SCEA.</p>

<p>" Facts About Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action Program</p>

<pre><code>* Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action program is a program for students who know, at the time of application, that Stanford is their first choice – and not a program that should be used as a strategy for admission. This is the design of a Restrictive Early Action program versus a more open Early Action admission program offered at other institutions.

  • Because a student’s financial aid offer is often a critical factor in making a final college choice, Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action program provides time for families to consider financial aid awards from multiple schools before making a final commitment to enroll.
  • Applicants agree not to apply to any other school under an Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, Early Decision, or Early Notification program.
  • Applicants are allowed to apply for Regular Decision admission at any number of other colleges and universities."
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<p><a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/decision_process/restrictive.html[/url]”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/decision_process/restrictive.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>(If you’re a wiki-hater, please skip the next part, because it’s useless to you.)</p>

<p>I’m not sure the info given on Wiki is 100% accurate. But it says that “Yale, Boston College, and Stanford recently switched from early decision to restrictive early action.” </p>

<p>[Early</a> action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Action]Early”>Early action - Wikipedia)</p>