To do ED or not to do ED?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Tests:
ACT - 35 (36/36/31/36) .. (yeah my reading is a lot worse....that's why I don't have SAT!)
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 790 Chemistry</p>

<p>School:</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Gifted (sort of like "Honors" ..4.5/3.5/...) English (A-/B+)
Intro to Business (A)
Latin II H (A/A)
Gifted Math (A-/A-)
Gifted History (A/A)
Chemistry Honors (A/A)</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
English Honors (B+/A)
Latin III Honors (A/B+)
AP Calculus I (A/A)
AP US History (B/A-)
AP Chem (A-/A)
Music Appreciation (A)</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Euro (A/A-)
AP Latin IV (A/A)
AP Calculus 2 (took the BC exam) (A+/A+)
AP Stat (A+/A+)
Hon English (A/A)
Hon Bio (A+/A+)</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP Physics C
AP Human Geography
AP Extended Math (it's multivariable calc & a few more random topics)
AP English Lit/Logic & Rhetoric
Hon Physics
AP Latin V</p>

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<p>GPA = 4.57W ... UNWTD=3.89</p>

<h2>Top 5%, Competitive public school (Midwest)</h2>

<p>Activities:
Cross Country (Jr - J/V)
Football (Fr-Sr Varsity)
Math Team (All years)
Math Tutoring (All years)
Created an organization which donates all money to disabled children($22,000 so far)
Jazz Piano
Habitat for Humanity
Recycling Club
Jobs: Swimming coach
AIME Qualifier
Latin and National Honors Society
AP Scholar w/ Distinction (4 5's / 1 4 /1 3)
if there are no ()'s .. then i did it all years</p>

<p>The top 3 that I have right now are Stanford, Caltech and Brown. On a bunch of ivy websites it states that ED applicants have to meet the same criteria as RD applicants. Would I have a significant advantage applying ED to Brown / SCEA to Caltech?</p>

<p>Chance at:
Brown
Stanford (Legacy)
Caltech
NYU
Univeristy of Chicago
Boston University</p>

<p>thx for everyone's help!</p>

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<p>bump (10char)</p>

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<p>You are great!!!!!!!!
I love you~
I will suggest you to ED`</p>

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<p>Just focus on certain ec's and write great essays; you'll do fine in admissions! Also, ED would give a noticeable advantage of being accepted since its binding. The only advantage of applying SCEA is you get to know your result earlier.</p>

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<p>thanks king and hyn! I'm leaning towards ED now .. anyone else have an opinion?</p>

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<p>Wherever you do ED, make sure it's your #1 choice and that no matter what you'd go if you got accepted. If you feel like Brown would be that kind of school...do ED. If it's Stanford, go ahead apply ED there.</p>

<p>You could do SCEA if you aren't 100% positive if you will attend, but you still like the school very much. Your stats are great, and I can see oyou getting in to either or all of the schools. You just need to decide which school has the best fit for you.</p>

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<p>Thanks sak09. I'm leaning towards SCEA now, because I'm really not 100% on where I want to go. I just don't want to do RD and then get rejected because I didn't apply early .... that's what I'm scared of...</p>

<p>anyone else? chances? comments?</p>

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<p>bump! more opinions please..</p>

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<p>why do you people even bother.</p>

<p>your great.</p>

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<p>Yeah, it's true. Applying ED does have a slight advantage. But you have to make sure that Brown is a school that you'd LOVE to attend. And financial aid is usually not all that great for ED applicants.....this may or may not be a concern to you. Your stat looks excellent and I think you have a good chance at all of those schools. It's your choice :) Good luck!!</p>