Would this be a waste of Early Action?

Applying to College
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Hey! My question is regarding the Harvard single choice early action. I know that even though I have a good profile, Harvard is a long shot for everyone. However, I have a legacy at Harvard (step parents count, right?), so I feel like this will be wasted if I don’t apply early.

So my dilemma is apply to only Harvard early with legacy, or apply early to a range of safeties and reaches but not Harvard. Is the chance boost of SCEA + legacy significant enough that I should apply early to only Harvard, or is it not worth it?

Thanks for the help!

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Note that, unless they changed to policy, you may still apply EA to state schools while applying SCEA.

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If you’re a viable Harvard SCEA applicant (based on GPA/Transcript/test scores) then you’ll get a bunch of accepts from your safeties and maybe some other reaches. If you’re viable and H is your 1st choice, I’d apply to them SCEA. If you’re only in the pack or H isn’t your 1st choice, then apply to multiple non-restrictive EA pgms.

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  1. Do you want to go to Harvard?
  2. What is your GPA/SAT scores? If you are 4.0/2400 then yes, go for it. If you are 3.5/1800 with no amazing ECs, then yes, it is a waste.