Do you think applying SCEA to Yale would be an advantage?

I will research my school’s data, but as far as I know Yale accepts 1-3 people from my school every year. I think the majority was accepted regular, people applying early (including a valedictorian who got into Harvard in regular) were mainly rejected or deferred. I will search for the specific data though. Yale is my dream school. Overall I have average stats for Yale I guess. My passions and extracurriculars are unique though. Very unique actually compared to previous applicants from my school. My counselor says it’s my strength. So that’s why I was considering applying early, since it’s my top choice. But now considering the hooks and all (apparently I don’t have a hook), I’m not really sure about it. What would you suggest? I’m an international by the way and I need financial aid but thankfully Yale is need-blind.

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