Does everyone ED? Stories of successful RD?

[Anonymous]

My kid ED'ed last year, but lots of her friends went RD and did very well. I was surprised actually at all the great acceptances in RD, after hearing that ED was THE way to go.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD attends a school she got into EA. But for RD she was deferred by six schools and eventually offered the following: off waitlist with option for spring start at three of the schools; off waitlist and offered early summer start at one; offered the chance to interview with head of admissions at one if she was still interested in being considered; and not accepted by UVA (OOS) but received email that she is qualified and encouraged to consider a transfer application the next year.

Bottom line is I think DD would have stood a good chance in ED at the first five, but the schools weren't willing to commit to her is she wasn't committing to them. So, RD at T50 schools poses some risk. She's attending the EA school on a full scholarship, so didn't end up accepting any of the RD "offers."

+1

Excellent take.

Agree. This is very much what our first kid's results were like, which is pretty much exactly what our college counselor said would happen at these schools if he didn't ED to them. Our other kids did ED to high matches and got in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone is EDing and my DC doesn’t have a clear favorite and is hoping for options in RD. Does anyone have successful RD stories to share from last year?

Most admissions are during RD.

Which includes all the kids who did ED and didn't get in to the ED schools.

[Anonymous]

My unhooked kid (same great GPA everyone seems to have) only applied RD last year -- DC wasn't 100% sure where they'd want to be. They got into UCs (incl Cal but not UCLA), CSUs, GW, two Ivies, a few European schools. Obvs they didn't get in everywhere, but it worked out fine and DC is very happy where they ended up.

[Anonymous]

Mine has RD’d to 5 reaches, including a few ivies. Did not ED anywhere. EA’d to safeties and targets the we visited and she loved. Has gotten into all she’s heard from (with great merit) and is happy with all 3 options so far. My kid doesn’t think she’s too good for any of the schools she applied to. She’s be happy to attend any of them. That’s why she applied.

[Anonymous]

My first kid didn’t do ED because she doesn’t have any dream school and we weren’t ready to full pay for a school she wasn’t sure about. She got into several great school in RD and it’s much easier to choose one that fits her. Second one has a dream school so we’ll have him apply ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone is EDing and my DC doesn’t have a clear favorite and is hoping for options in RD. Does anyone have successful RD stories to share from last year?

Never ED with two kids. Rolling, EA and RD for us.

[Anonymous]

A third of the kids at my child’s school have committed to a college and nearly all of these were ED/REA. Medium size private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A third of the kids at my child’s school have committed to a college and nearly all of these were ED/REA. Medium size private.

same. my guess is that >75% applied somewhere ED or REA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A third of the kids at my child’s school have committed to a college and nearly all of these were ED/REA. Medium size private.

same. my guess is that >75% applied somewhere ED or REA

Probably less than that at our school. Maybe 50 to 60 percent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD attends a school she got into EA. But for RD she was deferred by six schools and eventually offered the following: off waitlist with option for spring start at three of the schools; off waitlist and offered early summer start at one; offered the chance to interview with head of admissions at one if she was still interested in being considered; and not accepted by UVA (OOS) but received email that she is qualified and encouraged to consider a transfer application the next year.

Bottom line is I think DD would have stood a good chance in ED at the first five, but the schools weren't willing to commit to her is she wasn't committing to them. So, RD at T50 schools poses some risk. She's attending the EA school on a full scholarship, so didn't end up accepting any of the RD "offers."

Curious what three schools offered spring admit. I know UMD does this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD attends a school she got into EA. But for RD she was deferred by six schools and eventually offered the following: off waitlist with option for spring start at three of the schools; off waitlist and offered early summer start at one; offered the chance to interview with head of admissions at one if she was still interested in being considered; and not accepted by UVA (OOS) but received email that she is qualified and encouraged to consider a transfer application the next year.

Bottom line is I think DD would have stood a good chance in ED at the first five, but the schools weren't willing to commit to her is she wasn't committing to them. So, RD at T50 schools poses some risk. She's attending the EA school on a full scholarship, so didn't end up accepting any of the RD "offers."

Curious what three schools offered spring admit. I know UMD does this.

USC and Middlebury

[Anonymous]

No ED, no hooks, five T15/ivy admits RD. Top students do fine in RD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD attends a school she got into EA. But for RD she was deferred by six schools and eventually offered the following: off waitlist with option for spring start at three of the schools; off waitlist and offered early summer start at one; offered the chance to interview with head of admissions at one if she was still interested in being considered; and not accepted by UVA (OOS) but received email that she is qualified and encouraged to consider a transfer application the next year.

Bottom line is I think DD would have stood a good chance in ED at the first five, but the schools weren't willing to commit to her is she wasn't committing to them. So, RD at T50 schools poses some risk. She's attending the EA school on a full scholarship, so didn't end up accepting any of the RD "offers."

Curious what three schools offered spring admit. I know UMD does this.

USC and Middlebury

Thank you. I'm assuming this is University of Southern California.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A third of the kids at my child’s school have committed to a college and nearly all of these were ED/REA. Medium size private.

same. my guess is that >75% applied somewhere ED or REA

Proving the point that high percentages of ED applicants is a private school thing. Not everyone EDs. But it will feel like it if you are at a private. And maybe colleges expect you to ED and will hold it against you. We are public. We applied for financial aid. I don’t think schools will hold it against my kid that he didn’t ED. Only the very rich and very poor can afford to do that.