<p>Rainmama, thanks much for the advice! In all honesty, I think I might be a bit happier at Columbia. It’s really a dream school of sorts. I love the idea of the core, they have strong professors in my field of interest, and the prospect of going to school NYC is absolutely mesmerizing. In all honesty, I could write a better ‘Why Columbia’ than ‘Why Yale.’ Regardless, would legacy also help me much in regular decision? I’m also legacy at Amherst, and I know for a fact that the difference between legacy and non-legacy acceptance rates is much more significant in the ED round.</p>