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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's literally a scam in an anti-trust way:

https://www.highereddive.com/news/32-colleges-accused-of-using-early-decision-to-drive-up-costs/757337/[/quote]

It's affirmative action for the rich.  Students who have to compare aid packages or have parents who didn't go to college (and know about ED) are at a big disadvantage for ED.[/quote]

I get the desire to compare aid packages, but ED accounts for that. If you have a true first choice and want to ED there, you will know the aid package at your true first choice in time to know whether or not you can afford to go there. If you can't -- i.e., the first choice school admits you, but does not meet your demonstrated need -- then you can apply everywhere else and compare those aid packages. If you don't have a true first choice, and the lowest bidder is your real goal, then ED is not a good option for you. It's an option that could result in a school that meets your demonstrated need, but it's not an option if you want more than your demonstrated need. That isn't a scam; it a choice.[/quote]

Right, like the person you’re replying to said: ED is a special perk for the rich. [/quote]

You can't read.[/quote]

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