<p>Hi everyone. Some variant of this question has probably been asked before, but I'm contemplating whether ED to Penn is a good idea. My top two schools are Penn and Harvard, but harvard doesn't have any sort of early program, and Penn only has ED. Is it better to apply ED to Penn and have the higher acceptance rate or apply regular to both?</p>
<p>Don’t apply here ED unless it is your absolute first choice. You wouldn’t want any “what if” thoughts later. If you think Penn is the school, though, go for it!</p>
<p>Unless Financial Aid is an issue.
If it’s your top choice and financial aid is no problem, then why not!
Any other case, better idea to RD or EA somewhere else.</p>
<p>I was in your same position. My top 2 choices were Harvard and Penn as well, but I have decided to apply to Penn ED. I personally feel that upenn satisfies everything I’m looking for in my college experience- large student body, opportunities of research, urban city, etc. Harvard is definitely an amazing school and it’s still a top choice for me, but I think a large reason why I liked it was because of the name/prestige it offers.
Anyways, good luck on your decision!</p>
<p>if you’re a strong candidate to both, apply regular. You don’t want to live the rest of your life asking “what if”</p>
<p>Personally I think it depends on how strong your application is. If you have 2300+, ranked top 1%, and strong ECs, then apply regular. </p>
<p>The “what if” question could also be “what if I had applied ED where I would have had a better chance instead of getting rejected from both”</p>
<p>I’m still a junior in high school, and have done pretty well on the SAT though I plan to take it again to see if I can get my score above 2300. It’s not as much as just getting in, but having choice. So what i’m saying is that is it better to sacrifice the choice in the name of the better admission rate, or is it better to accept the lower admission rate but get more flexibility and choice?</p>
<p>If you can’t get into penn regular decision then you probably can’t get into harvard.</p>
<p>Ivies are extremely unpredictable. I have heard of someone who got into Harvard and Columbia, but was wait listed at Penn. That being said, you can have a general idea of your chances of getting into a particular school, but you still may be completely surprised for good or for bad. So do what you think is right for you.</p>
<p>Since you’re a junior, you still have time to do more research on both schools and tour both if you haven’t already. You may find you like one more than the other, and then, of course, your decision would be easier. </p>
<p>It is not a matter of thinking “what if…” in either awped’s or necro’s versions, its a matter of this…</p>
<p>You apply ED to a school if it’s your first choice and you would, without a moments thought, go there over all your other choices if you happened to be accepted every place you applied. </p>
<p>-If you can say the above, absolutely apply ED to Penn.
-If you can’t say that about Penn, let someone who can say it get the ED spot you might take, see where you get in RD, and then make a decision. </p>
<p>Worrying about acceptance rate discrepancies between RD and ED shouldn’t worry you into applying ED to a school, getting in, and being stuck there for four years of your life</p>
<p>Someone said “if finaid is not an issue.”</p>
<p>So you will get less than average financial aid if you apply ED? Average financial aid is like 30 grand, isn’t it O.o</p>