<p>Since when is silverturtle a URM?</p>
<p>He’s supposedly part-URM.</p>
<p>@PrincetonDreams, okay, that makes sense. Sorry if I sounded like I was getting a bit defensive; your statement about silverturtle advising against applying SCEA to Yale seemed strange considering that he’s applying SCEA to Yale. Obviously, the same rules about the competitive nature of the SCEA pool don’t apply to silverturtle. What do you suggest I do then? I was considering applying ED to Columbia, originally, but Columbia’s not exactly my first choice.</p>
<p>@HelpWithSchools, silverturtle is part-Hispanic.</p>
<p>@AdamJohn, I’m from NY, and I do not plan on going to school across the country, so 3 of the 4 schools you mentioned are no good for me. I am most likely applying to Princeton, but it’s not a top choice of mine, not for academic reasons, but just because of other factors like the campus and the location.</p>
<p>im pretty sure you have a great shot at all the Ivys, and a very strong one at the BIG THREE</p>
<p>anyone chance me up? [Chances</a> at IVY s - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=969457&referrerid=395882]Chances”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=969457&referrerid=395882)</p>
<p>@tuco48, very true, from what I read, it’s important to stay original. Being a parent of an Ivy Leaguer, would you mind assessing my chances? [Chances</a> at IVY s - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=969457&referrerid=395882]Chances”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=969457&referrerid=395882)</p>
<p>lol, I am ED’ing at Columbia as well.</p>
<p>sd6, Princeton’s my first choice. I turned down Oxford to take a year off and apply there (not that I regret it, but still). It’s important to take advantage of all the knowledge you can gain from CC. For instance, ED helps, SCEA (for Yale and Stanford the SCEA pool is brutally competitive) hurts and EA doesn’t really do anything. So, even though Princeton’s my first choice, I want to take advantage of ED.</p>
<p>Damn. You’ve put me at a crossroads. I was originally dead set on applying to Columbia ED. It was the first school I visited, and I fell in love. But, I have grown wiser, and I want to apply smartly. I thought that SCEA to Yale was my best bet, especially considering I really liked the school, and a Yalie (got in SCEA) who graduated from my HS confirmed this. But, I’m not sure. I don’t like the idea of applying to one place, and if admitted, I would never know what could have been. And then there’s the matter of financial aid. How does Columbia’s financial aid compare to Yale’s?</p>
<p>Sd6…Honestly I’m so jealous of you haha (in a good way). I admire your efforts to get in to Ivy schools, don’t worry; I’m 100% you will get in to whichever one you want…I wish I was more in touch with my studies since 9th grade (darnnn teenage hood haha) you will do just fine. Good luck. Niceee stats…=)</p>
<p>^Thank you very much. I am afraid to inform you that while you may be 100% sure that I will get into whichever I want, I am not even 10% sure =D. I really appreciate your kind words, though.</p>
<p>Haha…try to be more confident about getting in…the more confident you are, it will help to stay as optimistic as possible. =) Your Welcome! Don’t be too hard on yourself, there has to be one that will accept (on the contrary, I think all will) haha.</p>
<p>If you are so sure that Yale is your first choice and can convey that passion in your application, you should absolutely go ahead and apply SCEA. I am sure you’ll make it through. 
Good luck!</p>
<p>For me, Columbia IS a second choice but I wouldn’t need to think twice about going there if I had a choice between it and any other school besides Princeton. For you, that is not the case. Your first choice is quite obviously Yale and therefore you should go ahead with it and put your best application forward.</p>
<p>@ AdamJohn: I actually know some people who have turned down Princeton for these reasons, i.e. they don’t like New Jersey or because they want to be in a more urban environment.</p>
<p>I guess they aren’t fans of perfection :p</p>
<p>Thanks for all the advice, PrincetonDreams.</p>
<p>Bump.
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<p>Bump
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<p>C’mon people!</p>
<p>I think you have an excellent shot. You’ve got decent ECs and astro-numbers for those SATs, not to mention you’re the valedictorian o_0</p>
<p>Lol, I’m in basically the same situation: Asian with a 34 ACT haha. My extracurriculars are a bit different though; I chose to focus on music (3 instruments as well as my rock band YEAHHH), my 3 foreign languages, and my leadership as student council president as well as extensive volunteer work at a NYC homeless shelter. Guess we’ll see what happens. Being Asian sux when you’re going for the big three xD</p>
<p>I’d suggest going RD to Yale instead of SCEA. As a few people pointed out earlier, it kinda hurts. Don’t quote me on this, but I’ve heard from numerous sources that Yale has a proclivity for deliberately deferring qualified SCEA applicants in order to lower its EA admit ratio and then admitting those applicants off the waitlist. Idk about you but I won’t be able to live with that kinda stress rofl.</p>
<p>I’m only going for five schools though; Georgetown, Villanova, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth so as long as I get into any given one for polysci/econ I’m fine lolz.</p>
<p>What do you kinda want to major in? Just curious. If I had that info, I might be able to chance you a bit more accurately.</p>
<p>Good luk =D</p>
<p>If you show that you have a personality (an interview would be a good place to do this, if possible) then you are a good candidate for all of these schools. The research is interesting and fairly uncommon, too.</p>
<p>@Jayster, it’s still a toss-up for me, but probably something like Biochemistry. I know what you mean about how SCEA can be considered more difficult than RD, but I’m not applying anywhere ED and I know I want to at least apply early somewhere. Yale is my #1 school that has EA rather than ED.</p>
<p>@tal1213, thank you!</p>