Yale SCEA-not worth it

yaledreamer97
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 03:08:20 +0000

Personally, it’s helpful for me because I might not submit other applications after receiving my decision in order to save some money. (Always good not to be a huge financial burden on the family.) Yale is my dream school, so it’s also really great to find out whether or not I got in early. Reduces stress!

Yale also fully discloses the fact that the admission rate during SCEA is not that much higher than regular, so that is not a good reason to apply SCEA.

@gibby Thank you for the information! I don’t quite match either description. My AP’s, grades, and rank are very good (4.0, 10 AP classes, and top 1-2%), but my SAT is on the borderline (super score of 2200). I believe my EA’s and essays could be a positive tipping point. Do you think it’s still worth a shot for me to apply SCEA?