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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And don't apply anywhere ED.  (Unless you want to risk paying pay full sticker price if your kid is admitted).  Many of these schools have an EA program, but you'll probably be applying early anyway (September, October, as I advise above. [/quote]

I think you are the same person posting this again, but this is TERRIBLE advice given broadly, particularly for a competitive admissions situation.  Run the NPCs in advance for any college and if it is affordable and your first choice you definitely want to apply ED.  If the actual offer is less than the NPC -- even by a small amount -- you will be let out of the ED agreement with no penalty to you or your high school.

If you choose to shop merit, that is another consideration, but there is NO RISK in applying ED if you know in advance what the costs will be and they are within budget.[/quote]

Is it reasonable to believe that one school is the absolute perfect fit, better in every respect than all others?  Doubtful.

But that's what you're assuming if you apply ED.

Isn't it better to apply to an array of suitable schools, and be able, therefore, to compare offers?  Who knows? --  one of them might give you a full-ride, or a full-tuition merit scholarship.

So, you foreclose any number of opportunities if you apply ED.  When you apply ED, you agree in advance to go there if admitted, and to withdraw any and all applications elsewhere -- so you'll never know what might have been offered elsewhere.

Applying ED is a bad negotiating strategy.  You surrender all the leverage, in advance, to the college.  It's just my opinion (of course), but it strikes me as a chump move.  (But the colleges love it, for obvious reasons).[/quote]

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