<p>Wow, that is really impressive! Emailing hundreds of professors sounds…daunting, but I’ll just give it my best shot and see how it goes. Thanks for the help, bmonticello23!</p>
<p>@colllegeluva101 Where else do you plan on applying besides Harvard?</p>
<p>Yale, Brown PLME, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Boston College, Boston University, UMass Amherst.</p>
<p>I’m thinking I need at least one more match on my list, preferably out of my home state (Massachusetts). Any ideas?</p>
<p>Where else are you all applying?</p>
<p>no problem collegeluva! And im applying cornell, duke, johns hopkins bme, yale, penn, bu, northeastern, umd college park, rutgers, uva, gtech…some more maybes</p>
<p>oh, and my favorite, brown!</p>
<p>@bmonticello23, I love Brown too, haha! I was originally going to apply ED, but I decided against it for various reasons.</p>
<p>Same! Maybe we’ll both get into Harvard haha. I’ll see you there</p>
<p>another scea applicant here! excited to find out what happens in december, though chances are it’ll be a deferred/rejected email :(</p>
<p>gl everyone
ive already cured cancer</p>
<p>I’m intrigued. Go on…</p>
<p>Darn, slushy will ruin all our chances.</p>
<p>I’m thinking of applying early to either Harvard or MIT EA. With MIT’s EA you have a total 14% chance of acceptance which includes getting deferred then accepted vs. the 6% chance of RD. I’m thinking Harvard may be similar percentages, but they don’t release those Statistics. I really just want to maximize my probability at one of these schools. Does anyone know if EA Harvard gives a boost? I don’t want to waste my EA Application…</p>
<p>@neutrality I think I read somewhere that a couple of years ago, while Harvard’s RD % was 7%, they admitted nearly 23% early, or numbers along that line. I was shocked. But, I don’t know if those numbers were accurate. But they were from a reputable source, I can say that much.</p>
<p>Yeah, after looking further that seems to be a fairly accurate statistic, I came up with 22%. This seems like a good boost, but I also realize the competitive applicant pool plus athletes may even that out… I plan on submitting work I am doing for Siemens as a supplement, does it matter if it’s coauthored by one other student? Or should I put together a different version. Also, Are the semi-finalists announced before I would be submitting my app?</p>
<p>I’m not sure about Siemens, but I think its fine that it will be co-authored. Mine will be as well.</p>
<p>Harvard will likely get all of its athletes (230) in SCEA, plus accept the super qualified applicants. So don’t be fooled by those ~20% early acceptance rates, because after you factor in athletes and really qualified applicants, it’s maybe just a little better than RD.</p>
<p>@rokr is right.</p>
<p>Yeah, I have tried not to raise my hopes with what appears to be a higher acceptance rate for Harvard SCEA, since I know for a fact that I’ll probably be one of the most underqualified in the application pools, lol. Oh well. C’est la vie!</p>
<p>Word. It is veritas ;)</p>
<p>Here’s the breakdown for the Class of 2017:</p>
<p>Early Action: 895 admitted out of 4,856 applicants (18.4% admit rate)
Regular Action: 1,134 admitted out of 33,362 applicants (3.4% admit rate)
Overall: 2,029 admitted out of 35,022 applicants (5.8% admit rate)</p>
<p>Though the acceptance rate is higher for SCEA than for RD, you must view this acceptance rate in light of what Fitz said: “An increasing number of the nation’s and the world’s best students chose to apply early to Harvard this fall.” </p>
<p>Keep this in mind as well regarding SCEA admits: “Given the large numbers applying to Harvard in recent years, over 34,000, the admissions committee was careful to admit only those who were CERTAIN to be admitted later.” </p>
<p>In my opinion, applying SCEA does not increase your chances.</p>
<p>[895</a> admitted through Early Action | Harvard Gazette](<a href=“http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/12/895-admitted-through-early-action/]895”>895 admitted through Early Action – Harvard Gazette)</p>