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[quote=Anonymous]If you apply early decision, you've got to have fallen in love with that school, so I take issue with the warning not to. Many students do fall in love with a school. For them, early decision might make sense. The catch is to be ready for any outcome., to calibrate your expectations.

Make sure your child understands how much luck plays into this. Other factors, too. Legacy, athlete, geography. I am seeing students who did not get into their first choice school STILL SMARTING. (My child starts college this fall. so I've heard lots of stories from this cohort from a cross section of schools.)

Make a list of schools, all schools your child would want to attend. (DC did this with college counselor. Not sure if your school has one that works super closely with students or not.) Your child will be writing supplemental essays for each, so plan that accordingly as far as deadlines go. Some schools require two supps! (A Google docs or Excel spreadsheet can be helpful.)

Early decision is a wonderful thing if you are certain. Some schools offer an ED1. I know students not accepted to a reach ED who were accepted by their second choice ED2. [/quote]

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