u/sinisterchad3

I'm applying for electrical engineering in the upcoming application season, and wanted to know if I should apply REA to a top school like Stanford or Princeton. I'm definitely top 5 in my class, and have all the stats (1540 SAT, 9 APs, etc.). My activities are also good in the context of my area (national math competitions, research on power storage and AI, built a customized badminton feeding machine). I'm just curious whether REA could potentially benefit me, and if I should do it then.

I'm applying for electrical engineering in the upcoming application season, and wanted to know if I should apply REA to a top school like Stanford or Princeton. I'm definitely top 5 in my class, and have all the stats (1540 SAT, 9 APs, etc.). My activities are also good in the context of my area (national math competitions, research on power storage and AI, built a customized badminton feeding machine). I'm just curious whether REA could potentially benefit me, and if I should do it then.

How important is class rank in college admissions, especially for t20s? My school doesn't officially do class ranks, but I recently found out that apparently I'm ranked 4th. If I were to ask to put this on my college application the upcoming cycle, would it even make a difference in comparison to if I were 1st or 2nd?