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[quote=Anonymous]I wish there was no ED or single choice early options but two waves where everyone followed the same timelines similar to this:

Wave 1: apply by October 15, have non-binding result by Dec 15 where colleges could only offer admit up to 50% of spots for the class, offer defer to wave 2 up to an additional 25% of spots and deny the rest.

Wave 2: apply by January 15, have results by March 15.

Change up the commitment dates where Wave 1 must commit by April 1 and Wave 2 by May 1.

This gives students time to regroup and work on more apps if wave 1 doesn't work out. The earlier commit date for wave 1 could open more WL movement for wave 2 students before having to commit.

Another alternative could be offer an ED match to all students where they apply and rank order up to 8 schools they would commit to if matched. This would likely increase the number of admits by cutting down on the number of kids getting in to multiple while others being shut out. So someone could apply to all 8 ivys but only be matched to 1. I'm tired of seeing the same story every year about a kid who go into all 8. It's a great accomplishment but they can only go to one, a match system like med school or sorority rush seems to make the most sense to me.

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