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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is not ED per se.

The problem is he low-balled himself in ED.  He shoulda ED at the Columbia/Penn/Brown level.

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The problem is he ED’ed to a school that wasn’t actually his top choice. [/quote]

OP. Yes, he/we played the game. His first 3 choices were: Yale, Penn, Chicago. We felt that the odds of Yale were close to zero. Way too many amazing kids at his school. His ECs were below the level of the kids who ultimately got a Yale spot; national recognition was key. His second choice was Penn. Again, odds seemed very low. We discussed - is it worth giving up a 5% - 10% shot at Penn ED or RD for Chicago, which his GC thought was a likely match? And he was very clear that the answer was yes, he was ok with giving up the shot at Penn.

To be clear, DC hasn't expressed regret. But I feel like, if some of the potential RD options had been on the table - Cornell, Michigan, Georgetown were all somewhat but not much lower on his list - and he'd gone to visit, he might have gone to one of those instead. Closer to home and much less stressful.[/quote]

What major?

Yale Penn UChicago are very different schools.  I don’t quite get it why they can all be his first choice.  [/quote]

Possibly economics major but not really decided. Why do you say they are so different? All midsized, Penn is also urban (and not in a dangerous area).[/quote]

“Penn is also urban (and not in a dangerous area).”  If your son is going to attend UChicago (as I did and grew up in a working class town 7 miles west of Penn), the adjoining neighborhoods of Hyde Park Kenwood north and east of campus are NOT “in a dangerous area”.  If fact, the majority of UChicago faculty live and raise their families in HPK which is NOT true of Penn.  Like UChicago, Penn has its own “dangerous areas” not far from campus.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UPenn/comments/11rxht9/question_how_is_the_overall_safety_around_campus/

Wheh I attended UChicago decades ago, Woodlawn neighborhood south of campus was indeed dangerous.  But after attending a UChicago reunion weeks ago, I was amazed at how Woodlawn has vastly improved for the better due to “gentrifying”.  The major supermarket chain in Chicago, Jewel Osco, opened a 110,000 square foot grocery store 
just off campus in Woodlawn that was packed when I visited.  
On Realtor.com there are recently built single residences in Woodlawn with asking prices of $800k to over $1 million. Check for yourself.

Yes, street smarts are needed at any elite urban university like Penn, UChicago and JHU, but at UChicago all the neighborhoods adjoining campus are getting better for livability.[/quote]

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