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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1) Don't ED to a school that no one at your HS matriculates to.

2) [b]Don't ED to a very small SLAC if a significant number of ED admissions a[/b]re essentially pre-admitted through pre-reads for recruited athletes. The ED admission rate is very misleading but when you take out athletes (who are essentially pre-admitted at 100% by pre-reads and full coach support) and leave some spaces for institutional priorities (First Gen, Low-income, rural, legacy, donor), there is actually very little space left!

3) If you must ED to a reach, emphasize that it is a very long shot, and DC should keep working on applications with the expectation they will NOT get into ED. That will help them bounceback from a deferral or decline.

4) Do NOT panic and ED2 to a lesser choice just because DC is feeling panic/fear/worry about not getting in admitted to their true 1st choice ED1. Let them work through their disappointment, focus on the colleges in the RD pool and while they are writing essays they will fall back in love with their other options.

5) Your DC is still growing/developing through senior year. Over holiday break, DC thinks they may want a bigger, more urban campus (the opposite of their ED1) and also is rethinking major! While they may have been happy with getting into ED1 and being "done" with the process over holiday break (a true bonus), I suspect in the long run not getting in and having more options to consider over the course of the year will be better for them.[/quote]
Just know, you won't be getting in Rd, where there's 10-12x the amount of competition and not that many more seats available.[/quote]

[b]Just stop. You keep saying that on every thread.[/b]

My own kid got into 2 Ivies, Hopkins and Pomona RD after getting deferred from Georgetown.  Friends similarly did better RD, or were WL and got off WLs RD in May.

Quit trying to scare everyone. [/quote]
No, I said this on this thread, responding to a comment. More than 1 person can hold an opinion you don't agree with. I love how you casually mention getting into Pomona RD as if your kid didn't also get into 2 ivies-no duh! But if a student is [b]applying Pomona ED and doesn't get acceptance/deferred, good luck getting into Williams or Amherst or Carleton RD[/b].[/quote]

This is quite off.  You don't have the basic understanding of college admissions.
Schools are looking for fit, not just stats.  A kid may not be the best fit for one school could be the perfect fit for another.
But in general, ED to a small lac does not provide advantage, as many have pointed out.[/quote]
What massive fit distance does a student lack at Pomona that they have at Williams?[/quote]
NP
Student fit is in context of the entire applicant pool and students admitted so far. It's not the same set of applicants to every SLAC, therefore results can vary.[/quote]

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