I'm trying to decide whether to commit my ARR May 2026 paper to EMNLP or AACL. (first time solo independent author). Final reviews after rebuttal (OA/Confidence/Excitement ): R1: 2.5 → 3 /3/2.5 R2: 2.5 → 3 /4/2.5 R3: 4 /4 /3 Meta: 3.5 (Borderline Conference) The meta-review was overall positive and