I took the SAT and got a score of 1980 without much effort-- I’m retaking it in December but the ED deadline is in November. I’m certain that I will get a much higher score the second time around because I’m actually putting in effort now lol.
Cornell’s my first choice and I know that the ED pool has a much higher chance of getting accepted compared to that of RD’s. My question is, should I still apply ED with my low score of 1980 (though they have a higher acceptance rate) or should I apply RD with a higher SAT score (when the acceptance rate is lower)?