Swarthmore ED2 or RD?

<p>My stats are abysmal for swarthmore and I'm fairly interested to attend. However, I know its really hard and very very education focused. That's great but I want a college more like Cornell, which I am also applying to RD. I got rejected from Penn ED but the school campus isn't for me at all. I'm pretty sure I can handle swarthmore and the setting is awesome but I'm not 100% set. Should I apply ED2 or RD?</p>

<p>Clearly you should not be applying ED anything to Swarthmore with all of the uncertainties you state. What if you get accepted to Cornell and Swarthmore? </p>

<p>I’d pick cornell for sure. But I don’t wanna not get into any of my reaches which is almost al of my list.</p>

<p>I’ve resolved to apply to Swarthmore EDII. I feel like I’m competitive (at least not so uncompetitive that my app would be immediately trashed). I was deferred at UChicago, and if I was accepted, I would most definitely attend but I highly doubt I will be accepted. So, I am prepared to commit to a school as excellent as Swarthmore if accepted, especially since Swarthmore has the lowest net price on my list of 13 colleges.</p>

<p>I guess it depends on how much you particularly REALLY want to get into Cornell. I just want to get into a great college for physics that will give me a lot of need-based aid. I don’t have too much of a standard. I’d be “100% set” on wherever I’m accepted that gives me all that $$!</p>

<p>Nonetheless, don’t apply ED to any school you aren’t yourself 100% set on.</p>

<p>Swarthmore won’t use my Common App because they took my Questbridge app…while I think my QB app is very strong, my main essay for Common App is better…what should I do? </p>