<p>Hi! I'm really torn between applying EA to Harvard or MIT, so I hope you guys can help me in some way! (: I dont want this to be an annoying chance thread, so I'll just be general: I have top test scores and grades, varsity captain, started charity event, plan school events, am super involved in teaching/tutoring, and church. Im also an American student overseas.
Im pretty much an average applicant.
Do you have specific tips on how to choose which school to apply EA to? Is it actually TRUE that EA doesnt give an advantage at all?
Thanks so much! And if im doing somethinf wrong, plz dont be mean (: Thanks!</p>
<p>American student overseas? What do you mean? And applying regular EA has no benefit. Applying SCEA at Harvard and such has a slight benefit, but it’s arguable since the people in the SCEA pool are the best applicants of the country, and Harvard can only accept a certain amount. So you might be able to play your odds better in the RD round.</p>
<p>Ideally, you apply early to the school that is your first choice. If you were able to have an acceptance from either H or M right now, which would you choose? Your answer to that question should be the school to which you apply early. </p>
<p>Harvard SCEA does not increase an applicant’s chances. When the committee evaluates SCEA applicants, they admit “only those who are CERTAIN to be admitted later.” See this:</p>
<p>[895</a> admitted through Early Action | Harvard Gazette](<a href=“http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/12/895-admitted-through-early-action/]895”>895 admitted through Early Action – Harvard Gazette)</p>
<p>The nice thing about applying EA to MIT is that it’s not single-choice, meaning that you could also apply EA to Caltech, UChicago, and other schools that have non-single choice EA.</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation, unsure of which to apply EA. Honestly I loved both MIT and Harvard and would really be happy going to either one. I really just want to max my chances for one or the other because I know I can cross register and take classes at both if I want. As far as other EA schools that doesn’t really apply to me because the only other private EA school I’m applying to is northeastern which I am very confident about based on our school’s past acceptances, really nothing can be said for MIT and Harvard because we haven’t had any admits to those places in like 10 years. So, I’m still unsure, I know officially neither gives any increased chances, but has anybody seen any advantages in their past experiences? Just to let you know, I don’t have any really big accomplishments or anything, just good grades and scores, leadership positions, and a little research which I’ll probably submit as a supplement.</p>