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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 3.7/1300s (and submitted) kid did well. My feeling is that some people are overestimating their odds given the stats, [b]AND not playing the ED game if they are in the fortunate position to do so[/b]. ED1 to a reach, fine. If it doesn’t work out and it’s a deferral, ED2 somewhere more reasonable for gods sake unless your kid is satisfied with a couple safeties they hopefully got into EA. Don’t hang around waiting on the ED1 deferral which is likely NOT to happen. Play the odds. Our kid wanted to wait out RD from the ED1, we and her counselor strongly advised ED2 to her 2nd choice, and she got in and was THRILLED. Just my two cents from our experience. [/quote]

Love how you throw that in there. As you know, many people are shut out of this due to not being in a position to do so. [/quote]

Have you run the NPC?  If the college is not affordable, it is such whether ED or RD, so there is no reason you cannot apply ED if there is a clear first choice.[/quote]

It's not really that black and white.

And furthermore, if it's not affordable at all, they are shut out altogether. The point is that the MONEY matters. A lot. Even if they are smart enough, capable enough, and ambitious enough to want a top school. You all come on here like is so super easy for everyone to just apply full pay at the top schools.

It isn't. And that should be acknowledged as a problem more widely in this country. Esp. when going to a low ranked school can keep you perpetually in the plebe class. Look at all the smug opinions of the various schools on this board . . . . [/quote]

Whether or not you stay in the plebe class is entirely based on what you do after you enter the working world. Just look at the actual undergrad colleges of multi-millionaires, billionaires, basic 5%ers. Hint: most did not attend top undergrad schools.[/quote]

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