<p>MIT is my favorite school, but not by much. Harvard is my second choice, and I have decent enough marks to attempt both. The problem i have is that several highly qualified students from my school are apply EA to MIT. Does MIT compare the applicants from the same high school, because if they did im sure my chances would decline. For EA, would it be wiser to go with my second choice, Harvard, in hopes that I could apply to MIT later on in January and not be compared with my classmates, or something like that?</p>