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<p>The whole premise that ED is a lot easier to get admitted than RD is not necessarily true everywhere that offers ED – nor is it knowable from the outside of the admissions office. Nevertheless, it does appear that a lot of people believe it.</p>
<p>ED is really only appropriate for your clear first choice school. It appears that you have no such school.</p>
<p>The <700 on the SAT-CR may be an impediment to getting admitted to the super-selective schools (e.g. Stanford, MIT) and getting the big merit scholarships at other very selective schools (e.g. Drake @ Berkeley, President’s @ Georgia Tech, etc.).</p>