What type of early admissions program does Yale have?
A. If you would like an admissions decision by mid-December, you may apply under Yale’s Single Choice Early Action Program. “Early Action” means that our program is non-binding. You may still make applications to any other schools you wish for a regular spring decision, and you have until May 1 to tell us whether you are accepting an offer of admission. “Single Choice” means that you must sign an agreement on your application stating that Yale is the only early admissions program to which you are applying. (See the last FAQ for clarification of how Yale defines an early program.) An early admissions program provides a way for students who feel that Yale is their first choice, and who are comfortable presenting an application in November rather than January, to obtain a reply from our Admissions Office early in the year. We made our program non-binding so that our admitted students would still be free to change their minds or to review the financial aid they may be offered from other sc
