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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The process is crazy. And the kids are suffering.  I sometimes wish there was more groundswell for small fixes.

Would you agree to any of these? Or something else?

You can't apply to more than 20 schools via common app.

You can't sit for SAT or ACT more than twice (each, if you must). Nobody is up in arms that you can't take the AP exam over and over.  you take it, if it's good you include it.  if not, you move on. I know seniors who are waiting for scores from their Oct exam to see if they should include in their ED. These are kids who took it several times in Junior year.  It's too much.  I'd really be fine with a one and done SAT. or just use PSAT data.

Colleges must disclose Athlete and Legacy numbers in their ED data.  I don't think ED is as beneficial for unhooked kids as we've been led to believe. But  kids think they have to play this game

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Sorry to criticize as I know you have good intentions, but none of your suggestions make anything better.

- As pointed out above, the first is already true
- The second would create more stress than the alternative.  No one is forced to take it many times.  How would removing the option from kids who think they can improve help anyone?
- [b]Every study that has ever been done shows that ED is a massive boost at most colleges[/b] (although it may vary by college).  Read books like [i]The Early Admissions Game[/i], or others.  ED benefits kids who have a clear first choice, although everyone knows it benefits the college more.

Everyone knows this is a difficult process.  Maybe it should be.  The fact remains that if there was "a better way", the colleges would adopt it.  You can't expect them to not act in a way that is not in their interest.  [/quote]

That admission rate for ED is generally higher, but if you separate out unhooked from hooked applicants, ED makes no didference at all.[/quote]

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