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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I still think it's a shame.....

Like the kid at our school who got in REA to their top choice Ivy and yet proceeded to apply to all other Ivy schools in RD to see where they would get in.  This 100% hurts classmates who want to attend the other Ivy schools and 100% had a chance if her application didn't bump them.

It's a natural instinct to want to play the game and get the glory.  Now you can always say DC got into Stanford.  But the reasons for not going did not change over time - you had this information from the start - you wanted to have the folly - nobody's going to stop you - and clearly others are cheering you on.

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This makes no sense.

My son applied to 3 schools, one of which was Stanford.  He didn't know which ones he would be admitted to when he submitted his applications.  No "game playing," just waiting to hear back. Stanford factors its ~ 85% yield when sending out its admits; they understand some of their admits will choose to go elsewhere. There's no "moral obligation" to accept.
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