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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The process is crazy. And the kids are suffering.  I sometimes wish there was more groundswell for small fixes.

Would you agree to any of these? Or something else?

You can't apply to more than 20 schools via common app.

You can't sit for SAT or ACT more than twice (each, if you must). Nobody is up in arms that you can't take the AP exam over and over.  you take it, if it's good you include it.  if not, you move on. I know seniors who are waiting for scores from their Oct exam to see if they should include in their ED. These are kids who took it several times in Junior year.  It's too much.  I'd really be fine with a one and done SAT. or just use PSAT data.

Colleges must disclose Athlete and Legacy numbers in their ED data.  I don't think ED is as beneficial for unhooked kids as we've been led to believe. But  kids think they have to play this game

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Sorry to criticize as I know you have good intentions, but none of your suggestions make anything better.

- As pointed out above, the first is already true
- The second would create more stress than the alternative.  No one is forced to take it many times.  How would removing the option from kids who think they can improve help anyone?
- [b]Every study that has ever been done shows that ED is a massive boost at most colleges[/b] (although it may vary by college).  Read books like [i]The Early Admissions Game[/i], or others.  ED benefits kids who have a clear first choice, although everyone knows it benefits the college more.

Everyone knows this is a difficult process.  Maybe it should be.  The fact remains that if there was "a better way", the colleges would adopt it.  You can't expect them to not act in a way that is not in their interest.  [/quote]

That admission rate for ED is generally higher, but if you separate out unhooked from hooked applicants, ED makes no didference at all.[/quote]

That is in direct conflict to studies that have been done, in addition to being anti-common sense.

I'll do the work for y'all I guess:

https://www.amazon.com/Early-Admissions-Game-Joining-chapter/dp/0674016203

[i]This book―based on the careful examination of more than 500,000 college applications to fourteen elite colleges and hundreds of interviews with students, counselors, and admissions officers―provides an extraordinarily thorough analysis of early admissions. In clear language it details the advantages and pitfalls of applying early as it provides a map for students and parents to navigate the process. Unlike college admissions guides, The Early Admissions Game reveals the realities of early applications, how they work and what effects they have. The authors frankly assess early applications. [b]Applying early is not for everyone, but it will improve―sometimes double, even triple―the chances of being admitted to a prestigious college.[/b][/i]

[i]Their research is unequivocal; applying [b]Early Action (EA) is the equivalent of a 100-point boost in SAT score. While applying Early Decision (ED) is the equivalent of a 150 + point boost in SAT score.[/b][/i]

[i] Most of the selective schools that use these programs refute this evidence. They argue that the pool of students who apply early is much stronger, and that is why the acceptance rates are higher. But, the authors' research strongly rebuts this. To the contrary, they found there is very little difference between the early applicants and the regular ones. They actually found that EA applicants were slightly stronger. But, that ED was slightly weaker.[/i]

I could go on...

ED definitely benefits the college more than the student, but absolutely offers a boost to the applicant.  This is especially true for need-aware colleges.

Run the NPC and see if the college is affordable.  If it is, and the college is a clear first choice, you should apply ED.

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