SCEA vs National Match

Metrical
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:51:00 +0000

Hello everyone. I would like to ask all of you for a little bit of advice regarding applying to colleges via QB. Harvard is probably my number one choice school, and unfortunately not a partner with QB. They have opened up their SCEA this year, which has the potential of increasing my chances to get in. On the other hand, ranking the 4 non-binding QB schools may be better due to a higher chance of being accepted at at least one (MIT/Yale/Princeton/Stanford; close seconds to Harvard and I’d be more than happy to go to these schools).

To sum up: Would I have a better chance with QB National match or Harvard SCEA.

Little about my stats:
-2260 SAT
-3 760s SATII
-4.0/1st in class
-Science oriented ECs, with research involved.
-Family of 3, less than 20,000 per year (0 EFC)
-Permanent resident of US, but immigrant from Europe.
-Not first generation

Thank you