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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A family friend in CA whose DD went through the process last year is an example of what not to do.

DD was 4.0 UW GPA, 1590 SAT, 10+ APs, and Asian, full pay, Duke and Michigan legacy.

DD applied ED to Brown because that was her dream school and was denied.

However, if it had been my own DC, I would have pushed for Duke in ED and be done with it, as that would have been the best strategic use of the ED.  Brown was a reach for her.

She was admitted in RD to WashU, Amherst, Georgetown, Duke, Michigan, UNC, Carleton and went to one of these schools on a full-ride merit scholarship, so I don't feel bad for her outcome. But the process was very stressful for a few months.  
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Disagree. I agree with the earlier poster that you should do ED only if you have a clear first choice. Sounds like she had enough stats for Brown to buy a lottery ticket and see what happens. Brown is a reach for everyone but I wouldn’t push my kid to apply ED to Duke if Brown was their dream school and they had a shot, especially because are very different schools.  [/quote]

Yes, a lot depends on the temperament of the student, and relationship with parents.  For example, my relationship with my DC is....tenuous, at times.  If I pushed DC forego Brown, in order to ED Duke (my Alma Mater), and DC was accepted, and obliged to matriculate....I could count on hearing for the rest of my life that DC’s life is intolerable bc Duke A, B, C and D.  Especially since Brown and Duke have such different images.

Obviously, some students are much more reasonable, or at least willing to take into account parental views.

(NB: Duke is not my Alma Mater, and the one relative I have who went there *absolutely* adored it.)[/quote]

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