<p>“I disagree. You should still apply RD if you like Yale, but the SCEA pool is very very well qualified. You won’t have a shot. I’d apply ED to a less competitive school, and then apply RD to Yale if you don’t get in early decision.”</p>
<p>^Why not apply SCEA anyway? My mentality is that in the SCEA pool, there’s at least a chance of deferral, which isn’t possible in the RD pool.</p>