High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
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Anonymous
| If money isn’t an issue. |
Anonymous
| I think it’s more depends on if the kid is ready to commit to a particular school this early. My kid is not, and it makes me a little nervous because there’s one school I feel like it would be an advantage. But he is not ready to decide right now in October of senior year, without hearing what his other options are yet. |
Anonymous
| We didn’t. ED didn’t seem like a big help for unhooked applicants at t10 schools. And kid wasn’t sure |
Anonymous
| Private schools are really pushing applying ED right now. |
Anonymous
| No ED last cycle... DS was accepted to 8 schools in the 50--75 ranked range. Also rejected at 2 ivies and WL at 2 top 40s. 6 of 8 acceptances offerred merit. |
Anonymous
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My high stats full-pay kid doesn't have a first choice. So, no ED.
And, no schools on the list give an answer before January. It's going to be a long wait until spring. |
Anonymous
PP. This is what I'm afraid of. There's only one school in the 50-75 range on the list. I think he likes the safety better than that one. Several spread throughout the top 50. |
Anonymous
| Did any kids who didn’t apply ED somewhere later regret it? |
Anonymous
| What is considered high stats here at DCUM? |
Anonymous
| No, not really. |
Anonymous
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Most get athletic scholarships.
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Anonymous
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Working a a couple of ED applications. He can't decide which... and running out of time
Decent rigor 4.6 GPA (Calc BC, Phys C, 6 years of Spanish) 1520 SAT |
Anonymous
| Only the rich ones do, OP. |
Anonymous
| Nope. Can't afford it. He applied EA to his top choice where cost isn't a problem. |
Anonymous
| OP you have to know by now that if someone applies ED and doesn't get any merit money and genuinely cannot afford to attend without it, no one is going to force them to go there or scupper their chances for applying elsewhere. We had this very question confirmed in person at a college tour this last Summer. Lots of people have mentioned this on the forum. Its just a fact. |