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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC was/is a high achiever with strong (not mind-blowing ECs). Feeder magnet public. He/we got psyched out by all the chatter about kids getting screwed, and became fixed on doing ED at Chicago. Fast-forward, all his friends with similar profiles got into excellent schools- not everyone got into an Ivy, but I can only think of one kid who got "screwed" (and maybe he'll get off a waitlist in the next 6 weeks, who knows). DC should have held out instead of compromising with ED! Wish I'd tried harder to talk him out of it. Chicago is obviously not a terrible school, but the quarter system sucks, it's in a horrible neighborhood, and it's stressful. I feel certain he would have had East Coast options if he'd waited. So, rising senior parent, learn the lesson from us.[/quote]

You're feeling he could have gotten into an ivy like some of his friends. If you were going to be stressed about Chicago, why apply in the first place? You knew it was a quarter system. It is crappy weather for most of the months but who knows with all the heat, it may end up being a warm winter. [/quote]

The issue here isn't ED, the issue is that your kid ED'ed to a school that wasn't his clear top choice and that you don't even seem to like very much.

My kid ED'ed to the school she fell in love with, got in, and was over the moon. Kid #2 will probably ED but only if he has a clear front runner. [/quote]

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