Stanford Restrictive Early Action Admission

Stanford has an Early program it calls the Restrictive Early Action Admission .
  Unlike most ED options it is non binding.
 The application is due by  November 1, decisions  be out by mid December. If accepted  you have until May to decide. The acceptance rate is 9.5%  which is better than regular decision but still extremely competitive.
 Her are the details of the   early action policy:

estrictive Early Action Policy

• Applicants agree not to apply to any other private college/university under an Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, Early Decision or Early Notification program.
• Applicants may apply to other colleges and universities under their Regular Decision option.

Exceptions

• The student may apply to any college/university with early deadlines for scholarships or special academic programs as long as the decision is non-binding.
• The student may apply to any public college/university with a non-binding early application option.
• The student may apply to any college/university with a non-binding rolling admission process.
• The student may apply to any foreign college/university on any application schedule.

If you are considering applying to another college/university whose early application option does not appear to qualify as an exception, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission for clarification.