Should I apply EA or RD?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>My doohickies:</p>

<p>SAT 1: 800Math, 710Reading, 800Writing
Sat II, 800MathII, 790Math1, 780Physics
Essays (prediciton): will be awesome, as I am kick-ass writer</p>

<p>And now for the issue-starter...
gpa: 4.35/5 Weighted, 3.3/4 Unweighted....</p>

<p>So basically, I have high SAT's but low GPA. The thing is, I had a pretty bad GPA (all B- in honors classes) but better sophmore/junior years (I had a B+ average both years in honors classes, and I took AP CS AB soph year, got an A, and a 5 on the test).</p>

<p>I realize this means I probably won't get in to MIT. However, I want to apply anyway. The question is, should I apply EA or regular decision? The thing is, I'm afraid that If I apply early, I will get rejected and not deffered, and MIT won't get to see my first semester senior year grades. I think my first semester grades could significantly help me, as I am taking 4 math/science ap's (BC calc, Stats, Physics, Chemistry), and I think that If I actually try, I could get A's in all of them.</p>

<p>So, should I not apply early action to make sure that MIT gets to see my first semester grades?</p>

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<p>^Yeah, I think RD is the way to go for you. Good luck!</p>

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<p>regular if you’re worried about grades</p>

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<p>I thought if you were rejected EA you could re-apply RD.</p>

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<p>I don’t think you’ll get rejected EA. What are your EC’s? Why are you a match with MIT?</p>

<p>Honestly, I’m just intrigued with your screen name… MIT may need a Space Pope.
What else makes you unique, Your Eminence?</p>

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No.</p>

<p>If you’re deferred EA (which about 70% of applicants are), you will be re-considered in the RD round, and can send additional information to improve your application in the meantime, but if you’re rejected EA, that’s the end for that admissions cycle.</p>

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<p>Note - I’m fairly certain that if you were rejected EA, you would be rejected RD anyway. The qualified applicants are rolled over.</p>

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<p>This all depends on whether you are applying somewhere elses early. For example, if you apply to an ED college, you cannot apply to MIT EA (or atleast I dont think you can because if they accept you that would cause a problem).</p>