UPenn or UChicago

I have a decision to make. I am only going to apply to one university in the US for Early Decision. Should that be UChicago or UPenn?

I have listed my reasons for each one:

UChicago:
Have a better chance to get in due to connections (in quantitative measures, 4x more likely maybe)
International aid is need-blind (so is UPenn but UChicago are more lenient)

UPenn:
My application is geared towards Economics and finance, and I would like an investment career rather than an academic one, so UPenn is a good fit (but a smaller chance to get in to)
Ivy League status

my stats and grades are fine

Which one do you like more?

Since both, if you're not a US citizen, are need-aware, applying ED definitely seems like a good strategy. UChicago also has ED2 so that could be something to think about.

UPenn and UChicago are both absolutely incredible schools that will both offer a world class education; the fact that Penn happens to be in the Ivy League should not be a consideration at all. All that essentially means is that it's an old colonial school in the northeast.

Unfortunately, none of us can make this decision for you - my advice would be to really delve into each school and decide which one is the best fit for you.

HI there thanks for your response! I will probably ED at UPenn and EA at UChicago at the same time (which is allowed according to rules from UPenn ED).

I have a decision to make. I am only going to apply to one university in the US for Early Decision. Should that be UChicago or UPenn?

I have listed my reasons for each one:

UChicago:
Have a better chance to get in due to connections (in quantitative measures, 4x more likely maybe)
International aid is need-blind (so is UPenn but UChicago are more lenient)

UPenn:
My application is geared towards Economics and finance, and I would like an investment career rather than an academic one, so UPenn is a good fit (but a smaller chance to get in to)
Ivy League status

my stats and grades are fine