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Restrictive Early = Action or=20 Regular Decision
Restrictive Early Action
Restrictive Early Action at Stanford is a non-binding admission = option for=20 students who have completed a thorough college search and know that = Stanford is=20 their first choice. Admission decisions are provided by December = 15 but=20 admitted students have until May 1 to respond to their offer of = admission,=20 enabling students to compare financial aid packages with those from = other=20 institutions. An estimated financial aid award is provided at the = time of=20 admission to those who apply and who qualify. The application deadline = for=20 Restrictive Early Action is November 1 at Midnight (Pacific Time).
3 Possible Restrictive Early Action Admission Decisions
- Applicant is admitted and has until May 1 to respond to the = admission=20 offer=20
- Applicant is denied and can not reapply for Regular Decision = admission in=20 the same year=20
- Applicant is deferred to the Regular Decision round, where he/she = will=20 receive a final decision by April 1
Stanford=E2=80=99s philosophy is to make final decisions whenever = possible, so the=20 vast majority of Restrictive Early Action applicants receive one of the = first=20 two decisions noted above.
Facts About Stanford=E2=80=99s Restrictive Early Action Program
- Stanford=E2=80=99s Restrictive Early Action program is a program = for students who=20 know, at the time of application, that Stanford is their first choice = =E2=80=93 and=20 not a program that should be used as a strategy for admission. = This is=20 the design of a Restrictive Early Action program versus a more open = Early=20 Action admission program offered at other institutions.=20
- Because a student's financial aid offer is often a critical factor = in=20 making a final college choice, Stanford's Restrictive Early Action = program=20 provides time for families to consider financial aid awards from = multiple=20 schools before making a final commitment to enroll.=20
- Applicants agree not to apply to any other school under an Early = Action,=20 Restrictive Early Action, Early Decision, or Early Notification = program.=20
- Applicants are allowed to apply for Regular Decision admission at = any=20 number of other colleges and universities.
Exceptions to Stanford=E2=80=99s Restrictive Early Action = Program
Applicants must agree not to apply Early Decision, Early Action or = Early=20 Notification elsewhere. Exceptions exist, however, and as a result, = Restrictive=20 Early Action applicants may apply to:
- Any institution, public or private, under a non-binding Rolling = Admission=20 option.=20
- Public institutions in a student's home state under a non-binding = Early=20 Action program.=20
- Foreign colleges/universities on any application schedule.=20
- Institutions whose early application deadlines are a requirement = for=20 consideration for special academic programs or scholarships only if = the=20 notification of admission occurs after January 1.=20
- Institutions under an Interim Decision program only if the = notification of=20 admission occurs after January 1.
Because the Common Application only allows candidates to apply to one =
institution online under any Early program, applicants who meet one or =
more of=20
the qualifications above will need to apply using the Regular Decision =
option.=20
As soon as an applicant submits his/her application (no later than =
November 1),=20
the applicant must e-mail (no later than November 1) a signed statement =
and=20
rationale for why they are requesting to be changed to Stanford's =
Restrictive=20
Early Action option. The email should be sent to
Change of Application Plan
To change the application option under which you originally applied,=20 applicants must email us requesting the change according to these=20 requirements:
- Request change in status by December 1 via email to
- We cannot honor a request after that date and will evaluate your = completed=20 file under our Restrictive Early Action process. Incomplete = Restrictive Early=20 Action files will not be converted automatically to Regular Decision; = such=20 files will be deemed incomplete/withdrawn and will not be reviewed for = admission.
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