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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 15:33 above. I have to say that this kind of thinking (which some parents display too) is so frustrating.

Stop using college admissions for ego-stroking and be thoughtful of others.

We know of a kid who was accepted SCEA to their dream Ivy school. They 100% knew they would attend and knew 100% they could afford to attend (so not searching for FA packages) and yet still used RD to apply to an entire battery of other Ivy/elite schools just to see where they'd get in.  And they did get in - they had multiple (non-athlete) hooks.

Meanwhile, they screwed over highly qualified classmates (some unhooked, some with fewer hooks) who had those schools as a top choice but were put aside as this ego-seeking applicant moved into the yes pile.

I know of another family whose kid was WL at ED to a T20, then accepted at ED2 to a lower ranked SLAC but purposely (and at suggestion of parents) did not pull out of any other schools they had applied to.  Then was accepted to the WL-ED school in RD and to another T20 school too.  Called the ED2 school with a BS story about their school lacking fit based on religion - they let applicant off the hook and they said yes to the school that had WL them at ED.

Students need to stop this - Parents need to stop it too. Such a bad look.  Huge character flaw. [/quote]

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