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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with earlier PP who said EA doesn't seem to give much of a bump, while ED can definitely give an edge, but that only works if one of child's very top choice schools happens to have ED and you don't need/want to line up and compare merit aid/financial aid from several schools.  For many schools now it seems EA can even be more selective than RD.  We saw a number of very strong -- 32-34 ACT, 2100-2200 SAT, strong grades/leadership -- but not off the charts kids among DC's friends who were deferred during EA from schools that they were kind of expected to get into.  The kids with absolutely top stats and/or hooks still got in, but often these were backup schools for them.  A little frustrating and stressful.  I also agree that a good strategy seems to be go for a mix of safeties and reaches on EA, so you have at least 1-2 options in the pocket before the long waiting for RD.  Ideal if at least 1 of those "safeties" is actually a happy option for DC, and possibly somewhere they'd get merit aid, not just somewhere they'd be forced to go if they don't get in anywhere else.[/quote]

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