HELP!!! Choosing EA between Stanford/Yale/UChicago

<p>So… I am torn between these three excellent universities. EA is a chance to take risks so I’m gonna do what I can. But there are some concerns…</p>

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<li><p>Yale tends to defer a great number of applicants. I also heard that Yale’s EA is for the favor of those who have legacies and for ordinary candidates like me applying EA might put me in a disadvantaged position. If one cannot get a clear answer at the end of the year then what’s the point of applying EA after all??</p></li>
<li><p>The same concern for Stanford. From the information I have, Stanford’s EA leans towards students with some kind of hook, either family background or athletes or legacies. Will EA actually increase the candidate’s possibility of getting accepted?</p></li>
<li><p>UChicago’s essay is sooooo damn hard!!! God, it takes so much as to simply understand the essay, let alone write a winning one… still, there’s one question--- if I apply for FA as an international student during the EA process, am I pushing myself to the edge??</p></li>
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