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<p>I was actually in this position last year, and if they won’t force you to attend if you are accepted, go ahead and apply to HYP. Chances are - I’m not insulting you or anything, it’s just a matter of pure statistics - you’ll be rejected, in which case, you’ll be set. If you’re not rejected, however, what you can do is compare FA offers. Princeton and Harvard in particular have excellent FA, and I advise shooting an application at those two just for their FA policies.</p>
<p>I was in this position last year and sort of threw some halfhearted apps at some Ivies and Duke, and a sabotaged application at MIT (because, end of discussion, I would’ve had to attend had I gotten in). Sort of wish I’d worked harder on the Duke and Ivy apps, though, if only for the money comparison possibilities.</p>