<p>Platitudinous.Ask why?</p>
<p>Because this thread was not about student’s predilections in particular colleges,but relevant efficiency in ED cycle.
I used trite,because sentences like this: “apply to the school that you believe best fits your personality, academic goals, and social life” DOES NOT fit international student’s “profile”.As you said it is a dream for most Americans to study in such great colleges and zenith of dream for international students.I have not seen such an arrogant international student who will think “mmm…which college fits better ? mmm…Dartmouth ? Amherst?..No Harvard!” and after decision cycle he/she will not be accepted at nowhere!
Am not i right?</p>
<p>I know all the statistics.I would not bother you,dear CC members,if i had not learned all the facts.</p>
<p>So, keep calm! :)</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter whether i will be accepted anywhere.I will stay grateful to USA for giving us opportunity to flourish.</p>
<p>And it’s seriously great that you would be grateful to USA for the opportunity, but I can’t believe you’re thinking at the whole process in that way. I mean we’re talking about schools that are as prestigious as Harvard and have like a +5% admissions rate than HYP, so your example doesn’t work in my opinion. If so, you would apply to a who-knows-where-community-college and be grateful anyway. Please, don’t take me wrong, I’m not mad or something, I’m just trying to figure out what you’re thinking about and trying to explain my point. Of course beyond any city or any people you have to look at your instruction ! But when we talk about schools like Dartmouth and Amherst the instruction you’ll be receiving will be one of the best a person can only think to have, so it all depends on what is your intended major and where you can find the best program for it!
Your example of “Dartmouth? Amherst? No, Harvard” is ridiculous, sorry. If a person, american or international, think that Harvard will fit him, of course he should try there! (Obviously if he has the stats for doing it) It’s not being arrogant, is just trying to end up where you’d want to. And I don’t see your situation different if you apply to Dartmouth or Amherst 'cause they are just a minimum less reach than HYP, so are you arrogant too?
And have you a life? 'Cause you’re going to stay in that university for 4 years so, unless you are like a computer or something and you want to study only for the whole time, you need to consider ALSO other things after having looked at the most important stuff such as your major, teachers, alumni and prestige. And it’s not just me and the other posters here that says this, but like 900k articles anywhere. </p>
<p>Speaking about ED in general I think that, since it is an ED and not an EA or SCEA, it increases your chances of getting in a bit 'cause schools are sure that those kids they admit are going there for sure and can’t turn down their acceptance for any other university (especially since they know that kids who apply there often apply also to HYPS and, until they’re seriously in love with D or A, they will go to HYPS if accepted and have good aids). But note that is really really hard anyway and I think that frankly there is no difference between the two in this field. ED is great if you’re really sure that a school is your first choice, it was created for this scope together with the fact that universities can fill a bit of their classes with people who are going there for sure. If you’re sure you want to go to a whichever college in the US, then find a school that will get you in for sure and apply ED, then you’ll be almost sure of its acceptance by December and end up in US. Otherwise, if you want to go to Dartmouth or Amherst, choose in any way you want (since you seem not to like our suggestion) and also compete a list of other colleges with the one you didn’t choose for ED and some safeties and apply RD there if you’re not accepted at your first choice ED. And, going back at your example, safeties are the way in which people who are arrogant for you apply to Harvard because it fits them don’t end up with zero acceptances.</p>