Take out Brown or Harvard? (Also, chances at HYP, MIT, etc?)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>dcircle, when's the last time you checked out the common data sets? Brown is considerably easier to get into.</p>

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<p>Princeton ED - reach/big reach
Columbia - reach
Yale - reach/big reach
Harvard- big reach
(or Brown) -reach
Cornell - match/slight reach
MIT - big big reach
Williams - reach
JHU -slight reach
Tufts - match
BC - match
Stony Brook -safety
Bing -safety</p>

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<p>IMHO:</p>

<p>Princeton ED - reach/big reach
Columbia - reach
Yale - reach/big reach
Harvard- big reach
(or Brown) -reach
Cornell - slight reach
MIT - big reach
Williams - slight reach
JHU -high match/slight reach
Tufts - slight reach
BC - safety
Stony Brook -safety
Bing -safety</p>

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<p>o man if i just get into princeton ED i dont even have to worry about any of this....... dammit decisions are so hard to make! hmm brown does sound like a better choice than harvard now... thanks for ur replies! and also, im not sure what some good match schools are in the east coast. dam i already sent recommendations for my current schools, and i hesitate to change around schools, though i probably should................</p>

<p>Pyar im in Nassau County btw</p>

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<p>I agree with a previous poster that just apply to both if the decisioni is that tough, and you feel strongly for both schools. I understand it might break open your piggy bank, but if you would seriously consider going to either of those schools, in my opinion, it would be worth your while.</p>

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<p>To be blunt, I think the best you're hoping for at Princeton ED is a deferral. Not being hooked (which the big majority of ED acceptees are) average SATs and not exceptional ECs, don't count on more. It would be a good time to add some schools where you have a better chance if you're not happy with the current list. Once you've done the common app it shouldn't be a big deal.</p>

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<p>"Im really leaning more towards Harvard, b/c Brown's app is a little too much work"</p>

<p>Wow. I thought all the *over*achievers went to the ivies...</p>

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<p>cool, im from Suffolk County :)</p>

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<p>alright well thx all for ur inputs. i guess i didnt know how tough the competition was, but i think i know where i stand now. hopefully i can get into where i want, preferably princeton (miraculously!), but ill def look into schools harder...</p>