<p>Im a junior and is thinking of applying early action next year, possibilly between stanford or harvard, applying for math. </p>
<p>Well, I just thinking which is easier to get in for somebody like me</p>
<p>International student chinese
sat1, 800 math, 770 verbal, 760 writing (predicted)
sat2, math chem phys all 800
aps: six fives, (physics cs, calculus bc, econ, physics b, and chem)
gpa: 3.91, all hardest courses (IB)
My usamo index probably qualifies me for it this year
some research in universities in chemistry next year
ecs: varsity cross country, soccer, math club (various math competition all stars), brain bowl captain, ping pong club etc.</p>
<p>usamo usually increases chances exponentially, i've yet to see one usamo qualifier to be denied admission. one was even an auto-admit</p>
<p>Your statistics and extracurriculars definitely put you in the running...so it's up to your teachers to write you good recommendations and you to write top-notch essays.</p>
<p>you look good to me. just have great essays and recs.</p>
<p>Woooooooooooo for IB.</p>
<p>It's the essays. It's the essays. It's the essays. Need I say it again? Be original. Show your passion...whatever it is. Good luck.</p>
<p>applying EA to harvard doesn't really seem to increase your chances of getting in; EA at stanford, according to the stats, doubles your chances vs. RD. but it looks like you're in at both universities anyway.</p>
<p>i think applying ea to any school will increase your chances dramatically</p>
<p>Yup, and remember, USAMO qualification for non seniors is generally regarded as even more exceptional. It would be a rare thing to see a USAMO qualifier. I'd say, if there was nothing else messed up about the person academically or personally, then it's a 75% admit right away and a 95% eventual.</p>
<p>Where do you get EA doubles your chances at Stanford? SCEA admit rate was 17% and last year's overall acceptance was 13% at Stanford. ED at Penn and Princeton and other schools that are binding does "dramatically increase" chances. But at the SCEA schools it is not much of an advantage and it depends on the school's view of the process. Stanford likes to reject from EA rather than defer, while MIT deferred like crazy and admitted and rejected very few in its EA pool.</p>
<p>I've seen students who ultimately get into schools like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and MIT, get rejected during the SCEA round for Stanford.</p>
<p>Why?</p>
<p>Because their essays weren't strong enough during the SCEA round. You HAVE to have great essays for Stanford (more than any other school, in my opinion). Why? Because Stanford doesn't do interviews. It's therefore more important than ever to convey who you are in the essay.</p>
<p>Florida2010, note that the 13% is actually the acceptance rate for both EA and SCEA, and a third of all those ultimately admitted were admitted during the EA round. I forget the actual admittance rate for RD, but you can bet it was quite lower than 13%.</p>
<p>for the top scea schools (stanford, yale, harvard) the scea admit rate hovers around 20%, and the regular decision admit rate hovers around 10%
that's why it's double (same at all these top schools, not just stanford like wishabee suggested)</p>
<p>oh okay i didnt realize that</p>