Help me decide how to apply

Applying to College
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<p>well my top 3 college choices are probably harvard yale and brown in that order
they are also more competitive in the same order
harvard doesn't have anything but RD
yale has SCEA
brown has ED
my chances are definetly above average for these colleges, but they are still very uncertain, and i likely won't get in, especially into harvard :(
now, the question is whether to apply yale SCEA or Brown ED
my main interest is getting into one of these colleges...
and i would be happy if i had to sacrifice H and Y and go to Brown as long as i get in
so, does Brown ED help, at all?
i am aware that lots of legacy and sports and more qualified students get in on Brown ED...but it does improve my chaces right?
also, does SCEA improve my chances to Yale?
(note: my grandfather taught at yale. don't think that counts as legacy, but who knows, it might help?)</p>

<p>basically, if Brown ED does nothing except tell you if you get in earlier i'll apply SCEA
if Brown ED does help somewhat, which seems likely since the acceptance rates are 13 and 22 respectively...then i'll apply ED there</p>

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<p>Based on you opening sentence, I would apply to Y SCEA. Why? Because with B and Y, you only get one shot. And you’ve stated that H is your 1st choice. B is ED so is restrictive in that you must attend. Y is SCEA restrictive but you can still apply RD to Harvard and Brown.</p>

<p>Brown’s ED is nice to have but if you want the advantage, you must be willing to commit. Given what you’ve said, I think if you were honest and had three accept letters in your hand, Brown wouldn’t be the school you attend. If so, then don’t ED to Brown. That’s my opinion (BTW, I was accepted RD at two on your list)</p>

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<p>well that’s not really my point
technically i’d prefer harvard…but its likely that with RD i would get into none of the three schools
and i’d be happy at any of them
basically what i’m trying to figure out is whether brown ED will help get in, because i am willing to commit to brown</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>last bump.</p>