<p>For about 85% of people doing EA is a bad decision - your chance of getting in is tiny, and you would have got in in April anyway. 99% of the time I would suggest you apply EA to some slightly less selective schools.</p>
<p>However, if you think that you have a decent shot (i.e. you are awesome) then go for it. I didn’t take my own advice either…</p>
<p>thanks Idiosyncra3y… I think I’ll apply EA to other schools. I am not really “spectacular” so I’m not sure how much EA would really help me. thanks.</p>
<p>Yeah. While getting an offer from your top ranked school in December is awesome, usually you won’t and you get to spend another 4 anxious months. Get yourself a solid acceptance somewhere good (and where you would be happy to go…) and then send out a couple of reach applications (to H, Y, P etc…) RD.</p>
<p>Just see how you fell in October though - it is still a long way to go. For me, I decided that if I felt good, I would do Yale, if I was unsure Dartmouth.</p>
<p>After debating Yale SCEA, I’m glad I settled on Georgetown and Chicago EA. I began to panic in December when my friends were getting in ED/EA to other schools, and my friends who didn’t apply anywhere early are regretting it. It’s very, very nice to have an acceptance in hand in December; when I finally received my acceptances, a wave of calm washed over me, and I’ve been able to return to that feeling of “You are going to college next year,” every time I’m overburdened with work.</p>
<p>IMO, that feeling of sanity and control is reason enough to apply someplace fairly likely to admit you early. Perhaps SCEA will become more of an admissions boost now that applicants are spread among four schools rather than two, but it will take a few years for the dust to settle before that conclusion can be drawn.</p>
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<p>They’re reinstating their early program starting with the class of 2016</p>
<p>^^ Exactly.</p>
<p>random question: Will you be able to apply to Harvard or Princeton EA and your homestate school like you can at Yale? (my homestate school is Michigan)</p>