<p>i wasn’t legacy, URM, or a recruited athlete… and i wasn’t an over-qualified candidate (i thought i was under-qualified) and i applied EA simply because yale was my first choice. i got in, so i would say go for it. you might as well - if there are too many legacy, URM, and recruited athletes they will just defer you and you won’t be any worse off than if you had just applied RD… good luck.</p>