<p>I'm sorta wondering what to do right now; Harvard and Princeton are reinstating SCEA the year I'm applying, so it's gonna change things up a bit. Here's my situation--my first choice at this point is probably Harvard, but I don't know whether to apply early or not. I consider myself a pretty strong candidate...but no hook. I was thinking: Yale's going to lose some applications to Harvard/Princeton, which might make the pool slightly less competitive. Should I apply early to Yale (which I'd be happy to go to), where I could have a better chance of being admitted? Won't Harvard's SCEA pool just be URMs/athletes/legacies? I'd rather be accepted by Yale SCEA than deferred by Harvard xD</p>
<p>Some of the more important stats:
-go to a small private school in Georgia (one of the best), generally 10/200 Ivies a year--started attending sophomore year
-no rank, but probably top 10%
-Asian male
-2400 SAT
-1 AP EXAM sophomore year, 7 junior year, probably 3 senior year
-varsity debate (not nationally competitive)--3 years
-working with organization that saves North Korean refugees (starting a chapter at school)
-decent community service--going to Taiwan to teach English (80 hours), Habitat for Humanity
-no major awards (except NMS)
-a few leadership positions
-trying to start a nonprofit </p>
<p>Advice?</p>