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[quote=Anonymous]My kid’s ED remorse was about going with the “wrong” school (and getting rejected). Kid had long loved a LAC with ED1 and ED2, then toured a high-reach school with ED1 only and LOVED it. Decided that’s where they wanted to ED. Odds were always very long, but the preference for one over the other was clear (and kid knew they had ED2 for the #2 school).

Rejected ED from high-reach school and immediately felt significant regret about not going ED1 to the LAC. This kid likes closure, so knowing they might have had that in mid-December with the LAC caused some real second-guessing. They also felt like going with the high-reach the first round meant they eliminated two chances at ED at more likely schools (the #2 and another LAC that’s #3 and has two rounds of ED).

I told the kid I was proud they took a chance on the high-reach (kid is cautious by nature and not competitive, so “going for it” with the top 10 was a stretch) and that they almost certainly WOULD have felt regret if they had decided to go the perceived safe route with the LAC in ED1.

So now they can ED2 to the LAC knowing they gave the top choice a shot. The LAC is very selective so no guarantee, but I think if they get in, they will feel much more confident about and happy with their choice than if they had done it ED1. And if they don’t, they’ve gotten into a few good EAs with merit and still have the #3 in RD, where they probably have a decent shot.

I think the most important thing is that kids know themselves and not over-game things. There are lots of possible outcomes, and you can’t know how you might feel in each of them. [/quote]

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