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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Case Western is big on yield protection.   At my kid's HS they waitlist all the high stats kids.  I'd almost want to say that with a 35/36 ACT its better to go test optional.  [/quote]

This admission cycle my NOVA kid chose CS at UMD ($10k merit per year) over Case engineering ($30k) as well as BU ($25k), Lehigh ($30k) WM ($0), Ohio St. ($16.5k), UMN ($25k) and Pitt ($0).  Really enjoyed our visit. He was deferred to RD from EA. He was bitter about the deferral.  He would have liked to get out of the DMV, but think he made the smart choice. [/quote]
I agree.  CWRU might have been an option for my kid too but the deferral crossed them off.  [/quote]

I don't understand the "deferral crossed them off"?  If you kid wanted to go and would have accepted in EA, what was the "better offer" from a RD school that swayed them? 
It's not like they were Waitlisted--that I can understand.  After May 1 most kids move on
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I was the first poster that chose UMD, with my kid it was an ego thing.  Thought he was being a bit sensitive. Oh well.[/quote]

He was it seems.  Especially since Case is known to do that---it's one way they can make sure you are really interested.  They often keep asking those "deferred" if they are interested/will switch to ED2/etc.  IMO, case is a better deal if you are not in-state MD pricing, and even then, I'm not a fan of huge schools where you cannot switch majors/select what you want as a major/minor/double major/etc.  Which means I'm a huge fan of the 6-8K sized schools who allow you to pick your. major (except nursing obviously because you must start on day 1 to get thru in 4 years).  [/quote]

Thanks for your opinion. [/quote]

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