Better to apply EA or RD at MIT?

jujube
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:45:47 +0000

I will be applying to MIT next fall and it is my top choice. My preference would be to apply EA. However, I will also be participating in the Intel competition after spending the summer working on my project, and results of this are usually not until after Jan. 2012. There are also some other competitions that I will be doing in the Spring 2012. Would I be better off applying RD in case I am able to do well in these competitions, or would it be more important to show real interest by applying EA, and describing my science research in my application?