ED is the name of the game

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:ED is for rich people though.



It’s for implying you’re a rich person.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I wish our kid hadn’t done ED. Yes she got in. Honeymoon phase was brief followed by regrets. These are kids after all. Even if they think they really know their own mind, realizing they won’t have options to select from can be hard to actually accept.


+1
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:My DD made was thankfully deferred after an ED application to a SLAC she liked but wasn't her absolute top choice. Perhaps she was settling because she ultimately got into Harvard during RD round.

Happy we got deferred from her ED so you could make a better choice in RD. She didn't expect to get into Harvard and we're so happy she did. But be careful about ED. If she had been admitted to her ED she wouldn't be at her actual #1 choice now.


I feel the same way. Our DS was deferred ED last year (one of the Claremont LACs) but that allowed him to take a RD spot at Cal (UC Berkeley). We are much happier with this result! We thought he had a better shot getting into ED than Cal at RD and we were wrong! We would have applied ED to Cal but they only have RD round and no EA.

It pays to wait. But I think if you're admitted ED you never get to realize the potential of what your options could be.

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:For high stats kids. EA and RD are crapshoots.


For those high stats kids accepted ED1/ED2 to their choice school, yes it is the name of the game. It worked out.

We're pretty much in the RD cycle, so of course there will be ED detractors now. Some will luck out with a RD T10 acceptance. Some will get rejected or waitlisted.

It's the nature of selective college admissions.
Anonymous
We ED'd to an in-state school and it was the best decision. We knew we wouldn't get any additional merit, it is in-state. We knew what we would get at other schools when comparing. It was a no brainer. It was my kid's first choice and they have been smiling ever since. What a relief and load off so they can enjoy the rest of Senior year.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wish our kid hadn’t done ED. Yes she got in. Honeymoon phase was brief followed by regrets. These are kids after all. Even if they think they really know their own mind, realizing they won’t have options to select from can be hard to actually accept.


where did she get in?
major?


UVA. Undecided.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:For high stats kids. EA and RD are crapshoots.


The only reason ED admission rates are higher is because of the athletes and priority applicants. For the unhooked, it doesn't make a difference.
Anonymous
I don't think this is nearly as black & white as the OP and the follow ups make it sound. ED is great for some kids. My kid knew what her top choice was, really wanted to go there and to know early before having to apply to a lot of other places as back ups, and knew we wouldn't qualify for a lot of aid. It was a great choice for her. (And she's at a school where there appears to be an ED advantage, even if it's not a huge one.) We don't consider her a "sucker." ED worked for her.

That obviously doesn't mean it's right for everyone. There are plenty of scenarios where it wouldn't be the best thing for a kid. And those kids shouldn't do it. It's not that complicated.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:My kids had much better results in RD rounds.

ED can backfire easily. You pick a school if it is not your absolute tippy top first choice and have to go there without getting any chance to compare (or shop merit offers). Also, you rush an application early while kid is still figuring out what they want in college and bind yourself to the wrong college.


Obviously---ED should be your top choice or where your kid is willing to accept "is their top choice if they gain admissions". If not 100% certain it's a top choice or if you need to compare offers (FA or merit or just know where you might be able to attend) then ED is not for you

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:When you apply ED you are locking yourself in to one school versus being able to compare merit offers from different schools.

By taking lower stats kids in ED schools get to select for full pay or price insensitive families.



They don't "take lower stats kids in ED". They take the best students who applied who are willing to commit and accept the FA package that is given.

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:ED is for rich people though.


No, ED is for anyone who is willing to run the NPC and decide to accept the FA estimates.

Yes, if you are not willing to pay $90K and are told "we expect you to pay $90K" then you shouldnt' ED. As your kid will most likely be able to find many other schools that offer them excellent merit.
But keep in mind, that first school is not going to miraculously be more affordable in RD round. The FA/Merit you get will be the same.
So what you are really saying is "if my kid doesn't get into a good enough school that costs less, then we might consider being full pay". So in that case, ED is not the right choice, as you want to have time to compare offers. Totally fine. Just not the option for you. But then you were not really going to pay for that school anyhow, you just want to complain.

Anonymous
Cute thread title.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For high stats kids. EA and RD are crapshoots.


+1

A lot of the DCUMer parents "merit hunting" for vanity purposes for their "high stats" kids will constructively get shut out in RD but for a school the kid is meh about. Then the "yield protection" claims will come.

Get ready for the wait list.


Exactly! School A will cost you the same if you ED or RD. The FA package won't look any different. So if you truly cannot afford school A, then nothing will change in RD. You still won't be able to afford to attend School A.

If however, you might be willing to stretch and afford it if your kid "doesn't get into somewhere acceptable that is more affordable" well then ED is not for you. That is what EA/RD is for---people who want to compare multiple offers.

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When you apply ED you are locking yourself in to one school versus being able to compare merit offers from different schools.

By taking lower stats kids in ED schools get to select for full pay or price insensitive families.


how perverse. you know there are plenty enough full pay kids to fill the school's roster at the stats the school wants. But if it makes you feel better to think that only rich, lower stats kids get in ED, then sure.


Not every ED kid has lower stats. But if the average stats of the ED kids are lower than the average stats of the RD kids, then that means that rich kids who can commit to ED are getting in over kids who can’t commit to it.


At schools where ED matters much, the differences in stats between ED and EA/RD are not significantly different. Trust me, no T50 school has an average SAT of 1550+ for RD and has a ED SAT average of 1500 (and even that is not that much different). There simply are not statistical difference. You just want to think that because you are annoyed you are not able/not willing to commit to $90K/year college.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:My DD made was thankfully deferred after an ED application to a SLAC she liked but wasn't her absolute top choice. Perhaps she was settling because she ultimately got into Harvard during RD round.

Happy we got deferred from her ED so you could make a better choice in RD. She didn't expect to get into Harvard and we're so happy she did. But be careful about ED. If she had been admitted to her ED she wouldn't be at her actual #1 choice now.


Well, you did that to yourself. You are not supposed to ED to anything but your top choice. And if you choose to "aim lower to get an advantage" well then you should know that you might end up attending that ED even if it's not your top choice. Seriously, any student capable of gaining admission to most of the schools where ED is an advantage should be able to understand that. it's not rocket science.
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