<p>Hi everyone, my top choice is Yale and like most people, it is a definite "reach school" for me. So, I was wondering what you guys think I should do. Should I apply early action to Yale, or should I apply early to another school that I am also interested, but is "easier" for me to get in to?</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation as you. It’s between Yale, Cornell and UChicago as an intended art major. At the moment, I might grace the lower of the 25th percentile of accepted Yale students. After a lot of consideration and speaking to a few Yale students on Tumblr, along with being the kind of dreamer type that I am, I’m going to apply to Yale EA (as long as my guidance councilor doesn’t advise against it).</p>
<p>I’m not completely sure if EA is the better choice. I’ve heard that the more qualified applicants apply and it’s more likely to be rejected when being compared with those applicants. I’ve also heard that it’s easier to stand out in a smaller pool (i’ll be submitting a portfolio, and if a smaller pool will give them time to look at it, this would help me out).</p>
<p>So I’ll be doing a lot of ACT tutoring, putting my heart into my application, and staying as busy as I can this summer. </p>
<p>This might not help, but hopefully I offered a little support. To end with a cliche, follow your heart :)</p>
<p>Higher acceptance rate, yes. Easier to be admitted, not unless you’re an outstanding applicant who would be accepted in ANY pool of candidates. See what Y says:</p>
<p>[Early</a> admit rate rises slightly | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/dec/15/early-admit-rate-rises-slightly/]Early”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/dec/15/early-admit-rate-rises-slightly/)</p>
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<p>Think about this like an adcom, there is no benefit to admitting good but not exceptional applicants, better to defer them and compare them within the RD pool. But for the very top candidates, accept them EA and have more time to wine and dine them.</p>
<p>My apologies to old timers, I know I post this every year, but it bears repeating with each new cohort who thinks that EA is going to gain them ‘easier’ admission to Y.</p>
<p>If you are an outstanding student, it is better to apply early almost everywhere!</p>
<p>Early acceptance percentages: [Ivy</a> League Admission Statistics for Class of 2015 Hernandez College Consulting, Inc. and Ivy League Admission Help](<a href=“http://www.hernandezcollegeconsulting.com/ivy-league-admissions-statistics/]Ivy”>http://www.hernandezcollegeconsulting.com/ivy-league-admissions-statistics/)</p>
<p>2012 Yale Early Acceptance Rate = 15.68%
2012 Cornell Early Acceptance = 32.45%
2012 UChicago Early Acceptance = 17.61%</p>
<p>Now look at the overall acceptance percentages: <a href=“https://docs.google.com/a/college.harvard.edu/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ArlRBr9Qvz0mdEdLNzNsRnBKT3Z1dDZ5QTFCQVV1NkE&output=html[/url]”>2012 Admission Decisions - Google Drive;
<p>Thanks guys, this really does clear a lot of things up for me!</p>