Yale SCEA: To be or not to be - Advantages/Risks?

tristan101
Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:08:40 +0000

Ok, so I’ve been browsing through the multiple Yale SCEA threads and got many mixed views on if people should be applying SCEA. So my questions are:

How do I know if I should be applying SCEA? I mean, would it actually decrease my chances since the applicant pool is supposedly significantly stronger? And I read somewhere that you should apply to multiple EA schools instead? What other schools have this option? What are other advantages/disadvantages?

Sorry, I’m just kind of confused right now because up to this point, I thought I was going in for SCEA. But now, I’m not so sure because even if Yale is my top choice, I really wouldn’t mind getting into some other schools like UPenn and Brown if they have early action options…

Thanks for any explanations/advice! :)