Is anyone giving in to ED because of anxiety?

[Anonymous]

Those of us that have been through the ED process can truly tell you the likelihood if we knew what school you were talking about and what your kids grades etc. were. But agree with everyone here - only do ED if your kid is sure. Another possibility is ED2 which will buy you more time to see merit possibly, but ED2 chances might be smaller than ED1. Truly depends on the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS is doing ED simply because most of the top 30 schools admit most of their class ED and he wants to be at a top 30 school. It’s a game theory thing.

But that’s just one out of 30. He won’t have an advantage at the other 29 if he doesn’t get in that one.

[Anonymous]

^ this is why my kid isn’t coming ED. He’s not going to throw away ED at a 3-5% acceptance rate school and he doesn’t want to ED at a more “guaranteed” type school because he doesn’t want to rule out other schools

[Anonymous]

^isnt doing.

Personally, I hate ED. The only time I can see it is if it was someone’s lifelong dream school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP you really need to get a grip. It’s not your life.

Yeah, one could say this if the kid was bankrolling the tuition him/herself.
Parents definitely have a say in how their money is being spent.

[Anonymous]

It's pretty simple - you ED to a school only if you are willing to be bound to that school. In exchange for binding yourself, you usually have a better chance of admission.

There are two other factors:

1. Can you afford it assuming no aid is offered?

2. Is the bump in admit rate during ED worth binding yourself to them. At Emory just as example, the bump is huge - from under 10% in RD to almost 30% in ED1. At UVA, the bump in ED is 17%, up from 12% in EA, which is not quite as substantial. Some other schools purposefully keep the bump only to a percentage point or two because they want some full pay students early but also want to see the field and appear more egalitarian.

Unless both you and your student are certain, ED is technically limiting, again unless you are certain. Just remember that.

[Anonymous]

OP here. The bump is about 30% to anywhere from 60-68%. The school doesn’t list on CDS. Many students get merit..I have seen around 68%, but again they don’t list on CDS. This is gathered from various sources.

[Anonymous]

I mean RD is about 30 and the bump is around 60%. DC is 75% on SATs and has 4.7 GPA….would likely be a strong candidate in RD but you never know. School says they give merit in ED round but again you never know.

[Anonymous]

At least that was last year. Who knows. It seems like acceptance rates just keep going down.

This is an SLAC so not a ton of information.

[Anonymous]

If you're a really good student, college admissions is very confusing these days.

For below top 50, it's pretty easy. Submit a test score if you want. Your 4.0 is good enough. A couple of ECs. No one cares about your race. Extra bonus if you can get a teacher rec that says something nice. Easy peasy. Get some merit

For top - it used to be 20, but US News made things weird - let's say 40. It's the apocalypse out there.

Be extremely strategic with the ED card. It makes no difference at MIT. To their benefit. But it also doesn't make a difference at Harvard. To their discredit. That's where they get the Jared Kushners of the world.

Always look at the data. Who are they taking and why and when.

It's game theory. Alway tell your kid it's nothing personal. It's a game. Play it as such. The ED thing is a thing. It's a tool. But it should only be used at schools the kid really, really wants to go to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there is medical research that shows anxiety to be the cause of ED.

Slam it in a door.

Ouch, doctor. If that's the only solution, I'll live with it.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think there is a “dream school” or best fit among all colleges. How could a 18 year old know which school will be the best fit without personal experience with professors, roommates, class registration rules, class rigor, work load, career guidance , etc? In fact, I believe for any kid there are at least a dozen school would fit. If there is one you like, go ahead and ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're a really good student, college admissions is very confusing these days.

For below top 50, it's pretty easy. Submit a test score if you want. Your 4.0 is good enough. A couple of ECs. No one cares about your race. Extra bonus if you can get a teacher rec that says something nice. Easy peasy. Get some merit

For top - it used to be 20, but US News made things weird - let's say 40. It's the apocalypse out there.

Be extremely strategic with the ED card. It makes no difference at MIT. To their benefit. But it also doesn't make a difference at Harvard. To their discredit. That's where they get the Jared Kushners of the world.

Always look at the data. Who are they taking and why and when.

It's game theory. Alway tell your kid it's nothing personal. It's a game. Play it as such. The ED thing is a thing. It's a tool. But it should only be used at schools the kid really, really wants to go to.

Duh Harvard and MIT don’t have ED, they have EA. Totally different.

[Anonymous]

I think that based on everything you’ve provided, your kid should not apply ED. Do they have EA or only RD?

[Anonymous]

My older kid applied ED bc his first choice was a school that had a 50% acceptance rate in ED and a 10% acceptance rate in RD. He still got merit but I think if he’d gotten in RD he would’ve gotten more merit. We just didn’t want to take the risk he wouldn’t get in. Sometimes it still bothers me a little bit but the school has been so great for him and we can afford it.