<p>Well Yale is definitely my first choice right now. I wouldn’t rather go anywhere else, so if applying early wouldn’t hurt my chances, I would surely be willing to use my chance for early decision for Yale. </p>
<p>The only problem is that I haven’t taken my SAT IIs yet and I also need to retake the SATs. So I would take those tests in October and November, respectively. In order to be a competitive applicant, I really need to do a lot better on the SAT, and the SAT IIs will be my first time taking them. </p>
<p>A page on the Yale website ([Application</a> to Yale College | Freshmen | Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/application/index.html]Application”>http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/application/index.html)) says that the latest possible date for testing for SCEA is November, so I guess the scores could arrive later than the application? So that part would work out…</p>
<p>However, my biggest concern regarding SCEA is that I could not do well enough on the SATs or SAT IIs and be stuck having already sent in my application, whereas if I wait until RD, I would have the chance to retake tests if I need to…</p>
<p>Any advice? </p>
<p>Thanks a lot to everyone for your help.</p>