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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How accurate is that the only way to get to u Chicago is ED 1 or 2 ?
My son is really interested but he wants to do EA for next year.
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Why do EA? Is there somewhere else he prefers? As a previous poster noted, unless you have complicated finances, most of the net price calculators are accurate (certainly was for us at UChicago). Will he be happy if the result is a lack of acceptance, when he could have been accepted during ED 1? Sure, there are lots of kids that get accepted EA and RD, but my impression is that EA is used to build diversity, ED is used to broadly fill the University's goal of bringing in talented kids, and then RD is used to fill in with characteristics they are missing.

Sometimes I think that families think that they should postpone these tough decisions until later in the process, but that generally leads to worse results. Have a clear strategy, and decide up front what types of trade-offs you are willing to make. For example, for a high stats kid with no athletic commitment:

If your ultimate goal is to pay the least amount possible, and you will not change your mind, even if your kid got into Harvard, then apply to the University of Alabama, and other choices in that ilk. Gamble on lower ranked liberal arts schools where your child will be attractive.

If your ultimate goal is to get into an Ivy (minus Cornell, maybe), and you at least fit the profile, and you would not be disappointed because you missed out on Northwestern, UChicago, Rice, etc. then single choice early action there and make sure you have some safeties (high likelihood you will need them).

If you would be disappointed to have missed out on Universities like Rice, Cornell, Northwestern, UChicago and the like where ED makes a difference, then ED to one of those. Maybe have an ED2 plan. Of course, be qualified.

Check out your finances on all of these choices beforehand. The Rice, Northwestern, etc. schools are highly accurate. [/quote]

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