<p>i don’t think so - you are seriously very competitive. and if you look at the old yale scea threads many (if not most) of the acceptees have stats similar to yours - valedictorian, high ACT/SAT, leadership roles, cool hooks, leadership…</p>
<p>in my opinion, you should try your very best to get it done for nov 1. of course, it’s not the end of the world if you don’t finish it, but if you do get in (and i think you have a strong chance of doing so) you won’t have to apply to nearly as many colleges… just your very top choices. And if you don’t get accepted, you likely will get deferred and NOT rejected, so you will always have the second go round.</p>
<p>and i dont know for sure about the time. i think im using 11:50 pm on sunday as my deadline haha </p>
<p>but if your essays truly do suck on october 31 and you hate your essays… then i’d think twice. but my personal opinion is that you should try to go for it.</p>
<p>also do you know if colleges look at rank or transcript more? or do they compare them side by side? because i have gotten a few b’s in core science classes but have still a pretty strong rank since my school’s pretty competitive…but i’m sitll worried. what do you think?</p>