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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some college needs to offer a course based on game theory of college admissions.  (A paper probably exists somewhere, but I don’t have time to find it). [/quote]

Game theory does not work for college admissions, unfortunately.  At all. Mostly because you can't have the reasons for the outcomes so you can't judge real odds, and also because admissions are independent events from college to college.   But this book is  informative and helpful regarding ED, even though it's a few years old now

https://www.amazon.com/Early-Admissions-Game-Joining-chapter/dp/0674016203

A summary:

- Applying ED gives a huge bump in changes to the applicant, especially at need aware schools
- Despite this bump the advantages of ED to the school far outweigh those of the applicant
- The authors conclusion is ED is unfair (which I partially, but not totally, agree with)

It's well worth a read and there are used copies out there cheap.[/quote]

Thanks. I may read, but next year - when it is less personal and more academic.  For now, I may need to stick to books like Zen Shorts :-) that help calm my nerves.  Good luck to all of our kids in the crazy process.[/quote]

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