Can universities see your other applications?

Universities will not be able to see where else you’ve applied until after they’ve made you an offer. Full details on completing your application are provided on the UCAS website.

Can you apply to multiple restrictive Early Action?

Early Action is non-binding, meaning that you are not required to attend the school if you are accepted. You can apply to multiple schools this way. However, Early Decision IS binding, meaning that you can really only apply to one ED. I hope this helps!

Does restrictive Early Action increase chances?

“The advantages of restrictive early action are, generally speaking, you will find higher probabilities than early action, and definitely better probabilities than regular decision,” Koh explains. We find acceptance rates for early decision programs are generally higher than for restricted early action programs.”

Does MIT have restrictive Early Action?

Early Action is an option for all applicants, domestic and international. Our Early Action isn’t single-choice, binding, or anything like that. However, if you apply to another school during Early Action that does have a restriction, MIT requires that you respect those rules.

Do universities know what choice they are?

Will my university and college choices know where else I have applied to? They only find out when you have decided which offers to accept, or if you have no live choices, for example, if your application is unsuccessful, or you decline the offers you have.

Are UCAS applications anonymous?

We provide a wide range of anonymous (where individuals cannot be identified) data resources and services that cover all applicants and can support most research questions about admissions into higher education.

Do universities communicate with each other?

For the most part, the answer to this question is: no. College admissions officers don’t have secret meetings to gossip about which of the incoming freshmen applied to their schools. They are much too busy reviewing applications for that.