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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aside from FA, why would anyone not apply to their reach ED? Seems like chance of acceptance is much higher, so maybe the best way to approach a reach. Are college counselors not promoting this? (DC is a sophomore so I am not dealing with them much yet). Thanks[/quote]

Reach just means you have a good chance of being rejected. It does not necessarily mean the school your kid likes the most or would be happiest at.

If you put rankings in perspective, you realize that each school has pros and cons. If your kid does ED, they are eliminating all the other options (if they get accepted). [b]Many (most?) do not feel strongly enough to commit that early in the process[/b]   (It also means you can’t decide based upon the best merit offer)[/quote]

By senior year?! Come on.[/quote]

I am agreeing with the PP you quoted. I do think many 17/18yo do not feel strongly enough to commit this early in the process. Every April we see many threads of students still struggling to make a decision from just their admitted schools by May 1.

My Senior does not know yet. She has a few reaches that she is going To apply EA and RD to, but she doesn’t trust herself enough at this stage to ED. And some of them she probably wouldn’t attend even if she was accepted. Also, she thinks she knows what she wants but is throwing a couple of schools in there that don’t fit the mold. who knows what could change with her preferences six months from now. [/quote]

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