Byerly and Hanna - could help your insights

Byerly
Tue, 24 May 2005 14:04:16 +0000

I assume that while he “plays football” he is unlikely to be recruited as an athlete.
His odds of admission to Harvard, Yale, Stanford of Princeton will be substantially enhanced if he applies early.
HYP all give substrantial need-based aid, and your son would probably qualify if admitted. Aiid packages are often not identical, however, so that there is an advantage to being able to compare and - occasionally - to play one school off against the other if the opportunity presents itself.
You will not have the opportunity to compare aid packages unless you apply to an SCEA school (HYS) or to one or more EA schools.
Princeton certainly offers good financial aid, but if admitted ED you will have to take what they offer without being able to compare it with what other schools might offer.
DO apply early SOMEPLACE, whether EA, SCEA or ED.