UChicago ED or Princeton REA? [international living in the US, <$70k, physics]

[tgl2023]

I looked at one of OP’s old posts. For example,

Chance me for Caltech REA? (next year)

Demographics: Male, South Asian, large public school (a few ivys every year), out-of-state Intended Major(s): Applied physics or physics SAT: 1570 UW/W GPA and Rank: UW: 3.9/4.0 W: 4.7/4.0 APs: 5s in Physics 1, both Physics Cs, both Calcs, both Econs, APUSH, World, Stats, Lang, French Extra: Physics 3 credit from Stanford ULO Awards: USAPHO Qualification+ Special Mention (top 300) USAAAO National Qualifier (top 80) USACO Gold Level (top 1,000) AIME Qual (9 on AIME) + AMC-12 Distinction (top 2,000) Tri-State Science Fair 1st place - (12/300 selected for possible ISEF qual) Extracurriculars: Engineering Research - 2 years - project on AUV design and naval engineering (won over 1500$ in awards, won 1st place at tri-state ISEF-feeder fair, 2nd at JSHS States, other comps). Published in multiple mid-level journals. Other Research - 2 years - in physics/chemical engineering, done with a professor at a local T20 college, possibly published. ARML Team - 3 years - Part of a Region…