ED to Penn, EA to MIT, or RD to Harvard and Brown?

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lol from my expereince, go with the safer bet. Dont try your luck at RD unless your REALLY REALLY want to go to HArvard or PTon and if you have an AMAZING app. I say this because admissions are just so erratic now that you should just go ED at a good school and hope for the best imo

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<p>I disagree. “Amazing” is subjective…you can have mediocre awards and scores and still get into HYPS, because trophies and numbers don’t get you into the schools (nor do they get you rejected). </p>

<p>Only do ED if you absolutely love the school and can’t see yourself anywhere else. Otherwise, EA is the way…consider UChicago and Cal-tech in addition to MIT.</p>