Clarify/early apply

<p>So is hoping(with reason) to do well in the Siemens contest a enough to forgo EA? I was planning on applying EA- if I get past the first round, I’d put it on my app. If I got past subsequent rounds, I’d mail the results in as they came. Since you know about regional finalists on Oct. 30, and, in my case, finalist standing about Nov. 10, it seems this would occur early enough in the application process to make a difference. So unless you win, or place very high, it seems that applying early doesn’t affect the boost you would get from siemens. Am I thinking about this the right way?</p>