There are many addmission plans and deadlines. The most known of these is Early decision, which is a binding agreement–if you apply under this program and are admitted, you have agreed to go and withdraw any and all other applications. Early decision deadlines are usually November first and promise to tell you by December 15, although some colleges may have different dates.
Early Action follows the same timeline, but does not require a commitment from you. You have until May 1 to decide and you may apply to other colleges.
Restrictive early action is a little different. They have conditions on your application, but it is not a binding application. From the director of the common application:
9 of our 315 Common Application members use a Restrictive Early Action (REA)
process. I think it’s important to note that there are only three NACAC approved
early programs: ED, EA, and REA. Restrictive Early Action is an umbrella term
meant to cover any college with an EA program in which they’ve added additional
restrictions. “EA-single choice” is one flavor of REA, but there are many
others.These
are the 9 Common App REA members (though some also offer other early programs as
well):
- Boston
College- Hampden-Sydney College
- Hampshire College
- Stanford University
- University of San Diego
- University of San Francisco
- Susquehanna University
- Wellesley College
- Yale University
To find out what
types of restrictions these colleges place on EA applicants, please review their
supplement forms available on the Common Application website, or contact them
directly
.
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