<p>I would definitely apply EA to MIT if I were you. Your application is very strong, and MIT’s EA is non-restrictive. You’ll know if you’re in or not sooner. It really is a crapshoot for us all, but you’re app is definitely focused and targeted, especially for MIT or Princeton.</p>
<p>If you are concerned about some lower schools, have you considered Northwestern?</p>
<p>Be aware that MIT defers a huge percentage of applicants EA, so there’s a good chance you may not know much after the early round – but if you do apply to a range of schools that have non-restrictive EA, there’s certainly a better chance you will have at least one early acceptance. Decide how important that is to you.</p>
<p>Your stats are fantastic and I am sure you will have good choices. I don’t know anything about Stanford (East Coast bias) but for HYP the only thing I would caution you to think about is finding a way to distinguish yourself from the other incredibly strong science and math candidates. My friend had stats similar to yours, and is female, and she was shut out of those schools. If you have a talent or interest that is completely unexpected for a math/science candidate, be sure you write about it.</p>
<p>also, you might want to consider Penn. They have some very interesting joint programs. Northwestern also has an excellent engineering program.</p>
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<p>can you give some examples of the talents/interests? I mean, a math and science candidate may also love English, but I still think that’s not going to make you stand out. After all, there are probably lots of math and science candidates who have written books and won English awards, etc. Can it just be an interest, or do you also have to win some national award in it?</p>
<p>I thought about UPenn and Northwestern. The thing with UPenn is that they don’t have guaranteed housing for all 4 years. :(</p>
<p>^ditto on Northwestern’s integrated science degree. My wife is a NU alum and has several friends who still rave about that program and some have since sent their children to it.</p>
<p>You should consider somewhere easier to get into. Perhaps Caltech?</p>