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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It can be really hard for kids to make a decision. My kid ended up doing EA for that reason. While EA doesn't confer as much of an advantage, at least they're being compared to fewer kids (depending on the school) so it's a bit easier. And though ED is a huge advantage, it's also not always wise for kids to put their whole hearts into one school, which is what often ends up happening once ED is submitted. We will see what happens RD this year, but it does seem like kids should at least one or the other. [/quote]

I think this is very accurate. Once my DD had narrowed down her search to a list of 11 schools (of which we'd set foot on seven campuses before applying), she said, "Based on what I know now, I think I could be happy at any of these schools." I was really glad she didn't have her heart set on just one. There was a huge ED advantage in applying ED to her biggest reach, but they also give pretty much $0 in merit aid and we aren't eligible for financial aid. So we are still waiting on that RD decision, which may well be a rejection. In the meantime, she's gotten multiple acceptances to EA schools and has been offered between $10,000 to $25,000 yearly merit aid at the schools where she's been accepted, and even if we "can" be full pay we'd really like the chance to take advantage of one of those offers. Depending on her final RD results and merit offers, we may try to ask for a little more merit money at whichever ends up being her favorite school, which we couldn't have done if she'd applied ED.  [/quote]

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