What would happen if ED was outlawed?
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Anonymous
| I wonder if it would have a less devastating effect than colleges think. Yes, yields would plummet at most schools and they would have to accept a lot more kids to fill their classes. But so what? |
Anonymous
| How could it be outlawed? Why even wonder this? |
Anonymous
| I bet that a lot more schools would go to rolling admissions. Maybe not constant, but at least waves. |
Anonymous
+1. I don't get it. |
Anonymous
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It won't happen but I will play.
I suspect it would negatively impact students needing financial aid. It's pretty clear colleges use ED to lock in highly qualified full pay students. They need them in order to be able to offer spots to students who can only attend with FA. |
Anonymous
It can’t be “outlawed” at private institutions |
Anonymous
| Waitlists would have more movement. |
Anonymous
Yay, I got it professor. |
Anonymous
My kid got quite a bit of FA during ED, so not for the rich |
Anonymous
| It would be so good for peace of mind. No endless stressing about how to go against your inner gut to "game" the odds. |
Anonymous
| I could be found to violate anti trust law. |
Anonymous
+1. |
Anonymous
| A lot of people, including alumni at ED schools, would complain. |
Anonymous
Don’t be ridiculous. Of course it can. |
Anonymous
A simple solution to any perceived antitrust issues would be for schools to drop the requirement that accepted ED applicants withdraw all of their applications to other schools and, instead, the school would require that anED applicant submit the first semester’s tuition in full within a short designated time following acceptance. If the applicant didn’t submit the tuition, the acceptance would be withdrawn and the application would then be denied. |