Princeton vs. Stanford ERA?

2flyingsquirrels
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:18:48 +0000

I’m deciding whether to apply to Princeton or Stanford for restricted early
action. I’ve heard conflicting things about Stanford’s REA, like “you
would have gotten in RD if you got in REA” so it would be a waste to
apply REA. However, since I’m from the east coast, I was thinking that
it would be beneficial to show interest and commitment applying REA to Stanford because most east coast students would be applying to ivies as their first choices.

On the other hand, I think my chances for Princeton are better REA (about 20% compared to about 7% RD). In
addition, Stanford’s REA admissions compared to RD is about 13% to about 6%, which makes me think that applying to Princeton REA makes more
sense even though Stanford would be my first preference.

Should I apply REA to Stanford (show interest, 13% acceptance, first
choice) and sacrifice my chances for Princeton (7% RD…)? Or apply to
Princeton REA (20% acceptance) and sacrifice my chances for Stanford (6% RD)?

Thanks!