<p>Planes42, if it’s your first choice, definitely apply early decision. It will let them know that you absolutely intend on going there, and if you have really strong statistics, you will be a front runner for much of the merit aid. You won’t get more scholarship offers applying RD. You will, if anything, get less. Several of my less qualified friends who applied ED received much more money than I did. </p>
<p>And gorehparkoreh, congratulations on getting accepted to USC. I have no idea why you would travel across the US to attend Virginia Tech when USC is a top-ranked institution that surpasses VT in almost all fields, possibly even engineering. With out of state tuition, I can’t see VT being much cheaper if at all. Also, from a thread you posted: </p>
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<p>You got waitlisted at UCSD but accepted at USC? Seems quite unlikely.</p>