Yale SCEA or Columbia ED???

Cubsfan15
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:34:49 +0000

First off, you will be a strong applicant at both schools.

It depends on how you define safe. Your chances of getting into Columbia ED are better than Yale SCEA. And your chances of getting into Columbia are better if you apply ED. So, from an acceptance point of view, applying ED to Columbia is the “safer” choice (but certainly not a guarantee as these schools are so competitive).

If money is an issue, then the safer choice is to apply SCEA early action to Yale. You are committed to go to Columbia if you get in ED, while at Yale you are not. Thus, with Yale, you could compare financial aid packages next spring.