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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain what this comment means:
[quote=Anonymous]I”m seeing a lot of threads and responses within threads. Lots of [...] people frustrated about the unfair advantage of ED because you want know the full amount of merit aid that might be available [...][/quote]
ED, I'm guessing, does not refer to erectile dysfunction, but the early admission/decision some colleges offer in the fall rather than the spring, correct? What is the "unfair advantage of ED" that prevents you from knowing the "full amount of merit aid that might available"?[/quote]
PS: I assume OP was referring [url=https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/812716.page]to this thread[/url].  I read this thread but couldn't make sense of the diverging points of view offered there, all without references.

Is ED some kind of Express Lane where you get in with lower credentials because you're willing to pay sticker price/forgo FA? Is this fact or opinion?  And is there consensus whether people consider this fair or unfair? OP says "unfair advantage" and it's not clear whether she agrees that any conferred advantage is real and/or indeed unfair.[/quote]

I believe what the poster is referring to is the fact that ED applications are binding--you apply to one school ED and if they accept you, you agree to attend.   Because the numbers of  applications are lower, the percentage chance of getting accepted is better (or perceived to be better), but you need to accept without knowing what financial aid(of any type) is available to you. 
 
 For most Regular Decision applications later in the year, you get financial aid information before you need to make a commitment by May 1.   If you know you can afford the school regardless of any money offered, you are more able to apply ED.  If you want to see numbers before you commit, you need to apply RD which puts you in a bigger pool of applicants and may lower your chance of acceptance, thus giving an "unfair advantage" to those with money to full-pay.   [/quote]

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