<p>I am totally set on two schools. Penn Wharton and Columbia. I really want to ED to one of these schools, however I don't know where I should. I guess what my question is, is do I have a good enough shot at getting in to Wharton ED to try? Or should I go for Columbia ED which obviously would give me a better shot. My stats (for context) 2340 SAT 4.3/3.92 800 Math I and II 800 Chem 750 USH. Extra curriculars. The only ones that are of any importance. Lately, after the school cut its economics department I co-founded an economics lecture series at the school and then developed a student managed "endowment" which we manage conservatively and anually donate the after-tax profits to local charities (last year we netted 6.8%). I am also actively involved with photography, I was the photo editor of the literary magazine junior year rising to co-senior editor this year. I have many (some national) contest placements. In adition to economics/finance and photography I am involved in math/science competitions. ARML, school math league, TARC, and have had individual neuroscience research published (research mentor at local research university wrote a glowing rec!) And that is basically it. What I want to know is: 1. do I stand a chance at any ivy league school ED? 2. If so, is my shot at Wharton great enough to merit an ED application, or should I ED Columbia instead -- I love both. Thanks so much, Mr.HS</p>
<p>^I find posts about odds at one elite school over another silly. Many people are accepted at Wharton and rejected at Columbia every year (and vice versa).</p>
<p>Most important is whether you truly prefer one over the other. What if you choose one, get admitted, and then spend four years wondering whether you should have waited and applied RD to both?</p>
<p>If you are set on ED, hell or high water, for some sort of admissions boost, I suggest Columbia. Not due to some fictional odds boost, but because if you decide you want something in life other than “business,” you can easily migrate at Columbia. (And I’m a business person.)</p>