<p>i don’t like SCEA, but congrats to all of the future hopefuls that want it.</p>
<p>i think all schools should have EA… but SCEA doesnt make sense. it’s basically an ED without the commitment (sounds weird, but still). at least with ED you can still apply to other schools EA (i think?)</p>
<p>and doesnt this mean that other schools like MIT, Yale, Stanford, and all of the other ivies/top tiers will see a decrease in EA applicants because they will go to harvard/princeton SCEA???</p>
<p>I’m thinking, now that Harvard and Princeton reinstated their early action, there’ll be a serious shift from SCEA Yale and Stanford. Harvard and Princeton’s might not be single choice; therefore, because students want to have both shots at Harvard and Princeton EARLY, more will get away from Yale’s SCEA than this year.
What do you think?</p>
<p>I’m thinking, now that Harvard and Princeton reinstated their early action, there’ll be a serious shift from SCEA Yale and Stanford. Harvard and Princeton’s might not be single choice; therefore, because students want to have both shots at Harvard and Princeton EARLY, more will get away from Yale’s SCEA than this year.
What do you think?</p>
<p>^ so true
many applicants apply to schools like Yale and Stanford, so they can have a “backup” college.</p>
<p>^^ i agree as well.</p>
<p>but man i wish yale could be my “backup”</p>
<p>I suppose no one could know the answer to this, but will this only benefit the athletes/legacies/URMS/etc.? How does SCEA for Harvard and Prince apply to the average (by HYP standards) applicant? I’m assuming it will still increase one’s chances, although not by an enormous sum…</p>
<p>It won’t increase your chances.</p>
<p>your chances are generally increased with EA at any school, but then again the EA applicants are usually as you said (athletes, URMs, and really good applicants).</p>
<p>Personally I think this is awesome!!! :D</p>
<p>Your chances are not increased with SCEA at the top schools in the nation. This point has been elaborated upon in other threads.</p>
<p>i didn’t say they were, that’s why i put the “but then again” statement.</p>
<p>I don’t know tho. Imagine that an applicant is deferred, and is moved to the regular admissions pool. If the admissions office has two identical applicants, wouldn’t they prefer to pick the applicant who applied SCEA? For the sake of yield rate? It’s not much, but I wouldn’t say “It won’t increase your chances” flat out. I think that, in many cases, it’ll give a slight boost to one’s application.</p>
<p>i agree^^ and the SCEA applicant showed more interest in the school by applying SCEA in the first place.</p>
<p>there’s this pervasive misconception that these colleges are obsessed with yield rate to the point where they’ll use that as a “tie-break.” at a point where applications are “identical” (what does that even mean? colleges already have enough top-notch, original applicants to reject) i feel that the whim of the adcom based on which application he/she just likes better (based on essays, etc.) is far more likely to determine the decision. anyway, if i were an adcom and i saw two identical applications that weren’t sparkling enough to both warrant acceptance, i’d reject/waitlist both.</p>
<p>felix^^ i would accept the SCEA because they showed a higher interest in applying SCEA in the first place.</p>
<p>but thats not what im trying to say exactly. whether SCEA or EA or ED gives you a better chance, nobody really knows.</p>
<p>well, applying SCEA doesn’t necessarily mean that the applicant is more interested in a school than an RD applicant. if i were an adcom, i wouldn’t bank on a flimsy premise to make my decisions…but that’s just me. you’re right – nobody really knows.</p>
<p>either way, i think SCEA should be illegal.
its not fair to only be able to apply to one school early, and your not even committing to the school.</p>
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<p>SCEA is like ED without the commitment, which IMO makes perfect sense. You pick the school you like the best and apply to that one the early round. If accepted, you still have the chance to compare the financial aid packages later on with other schools to be able to make the decision that’s best for your family.</p>
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<p>I rather think it is well established that ED gives an applicant the better chance… :o.</p>
<p>ehh… i’m applying to 5 EA and 4 RD… i like knowing about more schools early.</p>
<p>^Then don’t hesitate to apply to colleges with the EA option instead. This is why SCEA is good: it forces you to consider whether you’re applying to Harvard because you genuinely like the school and would choose it over all others, or whether you’re just throwing in another application for simplicity’s sake.</p>