<p>Does turning in the housing app earlier (before May 1) give you better chances? (this has probably been answered before but I couldn't seem to find anything from my searches, sorry >.<)</p>
<p>thanks! :)</p>
<p>No. All apllicants prior to the May 1st deadline get put into the same lottery however at Penn Previews they did mention that if you were applying to a Residential Program that the earlier the better since the essays have to be read and it would be better to be one of the earlier applicants than sliding in at the end.</p>