<p>You basically have as much of a shot as everyone else does. There’s no formula to adhere to and your accomplishments are clearly strong enough to make you a strong contender. This does not make you an automatic shoe-in, it does not make you and automatic reject. It means that you are qualified to apply to whatever school you want in whatever round you want. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t want to apply to Yale EA and there’s no reason for you to have ever doubted that you were a strong contender for Yale EA.</p>
<p>Yale EA is for people who a) really want to go to Yale and b) feel comfortable with their accomplishments up to senior year to apply early. Yes, the EA pool seems to be made up of a lot of recruited athletes only because recruited athletes need to apply EA basically in order for sports to really help them. In terms of hooks, while I really take issue with the idea of hooks, it will help you no matter what, EA or RD.</p>
<p>Point is, apply in whichever round you want. Your chances don’t change drastically in either round.</p>