<p>My pertinent info follows my post -- here's the issue:</p>
<p>Should I go SCEA with Yale, on the basis that the Yale acceptance rate for SCEA is higher than RD (and realizing that my SAT Writing score is low despite AP 5 in English Comp, and otherwise strong writing-related grades and recommendations)... </p>
<p>OR should i go EA to Georgetown, figuring that the acceptance rate will be somewhat higher, with a better chance of getting into G'town EA, taking some pressure off (if I get in), and giving me time to apply RD to Yale, Princeton, Penn, Hopkins, other schools?</p>
<p>I totally get it that a Yale denial of my SCEA puts me into a statistically tougher spot with G'town . I am definitely not in an ED frame of mind.</p>
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<p>User Name:whatif17
Gender: M</p>
<p>College Class Year: 2015
High School: Private
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.20
Class Rank: top 5%
Class Size: 233</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>SAT I Math: 780
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 660
SAT II U.S. History: 770
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 730</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Academic Bowl; National Honor Society
Leadership positions: Student Council; Captain, two varsity sports teams (tennis and cross country)
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Tennis - Varsity 4 years; cross country (MVP) - varsity 4 years
Volunteer/Service Work: hospital volunteer</p>
<p>I would do Yale SCEA. I think with Georgetown it doesn’t make a huge difference whether you apply EA or RD unless a lot of people from your school/area are applying.
I would only do Georgetown if you want to apply to other EA schools as well.</p>
<p>-Before I say anything else, you should know that I’m an applicant. It’s in my best interests to say, “Go Georgetown!”</p>
<p>Very few applicants around 2190 have gotten in SCEA, solely looking at past Decisions threads. Your Math and CR scores are obviously competitive, though. Maybe you’ll get deferred, and get in later with an interesting application.</p>
<p>You just have to weigh the two situations. Would you rather apply SCEA to Yale, likely with an unfavorable result, but know that at least you tried? Or, do you want to maximize your chances of having an acceptance in December? Maybe look at your school’s naviance to see what the Georgetown numbers look like.</p>
<p>I think if Yale is your dream, go for it. I look forward to competing with you :)</p>
<p>If EA to Georgetown makes you more competitive there then I would suggest you make use of that. The higher SCEA statistics for Yale are misleading since the applicant pool is so much stronger. Your strong statistics will very likely get you deferred (and possibly later accepted) within this applicant pool so you are missing the opportunity to get this advantage at Georgetown. Rainbowrose (^above), however, says that G-town EA does not make you more competitive. If that is the case and you don’t expect your senior year fall semester statistics to strengthen your application, then go for Yale.</p>
<p>I am in a very similar situation in fact. Read my last thread to c how im trying to deal with my situation…the higher yale SCEA rates r extremely misleading, u’ll prob get deferred and then maybe accepted or denied in the regular decision. the higher rates for EA at yale r due to self-selectivity of the most qualified applicants, legacy students apply then, the sports stars get in then, the ones who found cures to diseases get in then. If I were you I’d apply to Yale RD. If you get accepted there early, you would have been accepted RD…take the extra time to make ur essays kick ass</p>
<p>you should know that georgetown only considers math+reading SAT scores, so your 1530 does seem quite strong, while a 2190 for yale is rather low. just fyi, georgetown’s EA acceptance rate is the same as it’s RD acceptance rate (~19%).</p>
<p>Go with Georgetown. Contrary to popular belief, SCEA will not give you a boost at Yale; the applicant pool is just full of a lot more self-selective students.</p>
<p>One more time, a higher SCEA acceptance rate does NOT mean better chances for an unhooked, good but not exceptional candidate. Read this from the Y Dean of Admissions says about students accepted during the SCEA round:</p>