Anyone have any regrets doing ED?

[Anonymous]

Just after DD applied ED1 (and then ED2), we (the parents) regretted it -- but only because either school would have been $80k/year, which we can afford, but not easily. DD did not get into either school. We were sad for her, but relieved about not having to pay that bill!

[Anonymous]

Ed doesn't give merit scholarship, which is a drawback.

Other students with similar stats as my child got it, also accepted as honor program, which is kind of regret for us.

My next kid, we will shoot high, and do EA for certain schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's normal to have some buyer's remorse. However, keep in mind that this is another very competitive admissions cycle, and there is a good chance your child would not have been admitted to this school had they not applied ED. And most likely, they would not have been admitted RD to any school higher with higher rankings. I would encourage you to focus on the aspects of the school that drew your child to it initially. There is a reason he/she chose ED.....try to embrace it.

My DD chose a top 25 SLAC to ED to and was admitted. She has had kids at her school saying "congratulations, but it is a safety for me." Rude, I know, but it made her second guess her decision as well. Guess what....NONE of them were admitted. I said to my child, "well, I guess it wasn't really a safety school after all!" She has been able to enjoy her senior year and has known since December where she is attending, which has been great. Congratulations to your child for their acceptance. Give it a chance, and bloom where you're planted. Good luck!

Wow. Astoundingly rude. Glad your child got into a great school.

My DD attended a DC private school and applied to Richmond a few years ago. It came up with a few girls that my Dd was applying to Richmond and a girl said, “Gross! I will not apply to any school in a state that was a part of the Confederacy.” The girl ended up at St. Andrews, so I guess she stuck to her principles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ED remorse was a more valid thing back when all of us were applying IMO. With RD acceptance rates being so ridiculous now for most selective schools, kids should be happy to be able to attend any of them, especially one they like well enough to commit to like that.

Very true. And when the ED acceptance rate at schools like Duke and Vanderbilt is still only around 15 percent, it seems rather pointless to speculate if the kid could have gotten into Stanford. A bird in the hand...

Ha. We are actually wondering if my kid should have applied there because he’s had zero rejections so far- in at 6 (some with as low as 5% acceptance rates)- but still wouldn’t want the hassle of west coast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ed doesn't give merit scholarship, which is a drawback.

Other students with similar stats as my child got it, also accepted as honor program, which is kind of regret for us.

My next kid, we will shoot high, and do EA for certain schools.

Untrue. Depends on the school. My kid (I don't pay close attention to rankings but believe the school is T40ish) got the top merit offer, $25K, as part of their ED acceptance for this fall. Research the schools where you're considering ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ed doesn't give merit scholarship, which is a drawback.

Other students with similar stats as my child got it, also accepted as honor program, which is kind of regret for us.

My next kid, we will shoot high, and do EA for certain schools.

Untrue. Depends on the school. My kid (I don't pay close attention to rankings but believe the school is T40ish) got the top merit offer, $25K, as part of their ED acceptance for this fall. Research the schools where you're considering ED.

Same. Mine got $30K a year from his top-50 ED school.