<p>Hey im Canadian, and was wondering what my best strategy for choosing what school to apply early is most suitable. </p>
<p>I am interested in all the ivy leagues and MIT and Stanford.</p>
<p>Which university will I have the best chance to get in?</p>
<p>Anyone please?</p>
<p>what are your stats?</p>
<p>Read this blog post, it should answer your question. </p>
<p>[Hopkins</a> Insider: To ED or not to ED…](<a href=“Hopkins Insider”>Hopkins Insider)</p>
<p>@astults13 thanks for the link! It gave me a better understanding of ED, but I still don’t know which school I should apply to since I have not visited any schools due to being international (Canadian). So I don’t know which school is a better fit. </p>
<p>@coolapple1 I am interested in pursuing sciences or being a doctor. My sat subject test for bio and physics were ~600 (I know awful, but my school has no AP classes so I had to self-study but had very little time due to extracurriculars (swim and bball). I am taking the SAT in October and I’m averaging 2200s on practice tests. Hopefully I get it higher. </p>
<p>I am a rising senior</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>And I’m doing some science research this summer and have a 4.0 gpa</p>
<p>Do a search here for the threads related to being pre-med. </p>
<p>And why would you be interested in the Ivies, Stanford and MIT - except for the brand name? Certainly, you don’t need it attend medical school here or in Canada. Lots of schools prepare you more than adequately for that.</p>
<p>Yeah true but if I get in to those schools I’ll be learning skills that help me living away from home and I will learn a lot more in the US</p>
<p>I want to learn other things as well, not just medical things :)</p>
<p>" if I get in to those schools I’ll be learning skills that help me living away from home and I will learn a lot more in the US"</p>
<p>You will learn the same skills in other schools too. </p>
<p>As to where to apply – the Ivies, Stanford and MIT are a reach for everyone and as an international student you’re facing an additional disadvantage.</p>
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<p>Then you shouldn’t be applying to any school under ED (early decision). That rules out most of the Ivies. You could apply to just one of Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Harvard, or MIT. All are equally likely…or, to be more accurate, equally unlikely. That’s true for almost any applicant.</p>
<p>International students can’t apply early to MIT but I get what you mean. I think I’ll apply to Yale then. Thanks!</p>
<p>You missed the point of the blog post. </p>
<p>You should only apply ED to a school that you love above all others, and it is your top choice. The fact that you made a thread asking which of the most selective colleges in the country you should apply ED makes it obvious that you only plan on applying to increase your chances of acceptance.</p>
<p>Plus, it sounds like you’re just applying for prestige. For example, Someone who loves the isolation and small size of Dartmouth might be miserable at Columbia in the middle of NYC. Cornell has a huge student body population compared to Princeton. Brown and MIT have completely different feels. etc etc etc.</p>
<p>I don’t really care about the feel as long as the education is good. Trust me, I have been to a very uncomfortable high school but enjoyed my last three years and as education goes, they all have the top professors.</p>
<p>If all you care about is good education, then there are literally a hundred great schools you could be applying to. For exceptionally high quality, under-grad focused teaching, take a look at the top 30+ LACs.</p>
<p>They don’t offer financial aid for internationals though</p>
<p>Of course they do. Grinnell and Macalester are, for example, 11% international because they offer generous financial aid and scholarships. So do most of the other top LACs.</p>