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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Don't feel pressured to apply anywhere ED1 or ED2. EA, REA and rolling admission are all great options.
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[b]Don't apply to 3+ safeties. 2 safeties that your DC would be happy to attend[/b] is sufficient.

Too many applications leads to burnout.

Take a trip with your DC that is not college related just to have fun, even if it's only for a long weekend 1:1 and bond and tell them you love them and are proud of them while you are waiting for decisions.[/quote]

Agree.[/quote]

Firmly disagree. Once you’ve completed the common app, another safety school costs nothing but the application fee. A deluge of rejections feels miserable. Apply to 1 safety for every reach. [/quote]

I disagree.  My child spent about $600 on 6 safeties (Vermont, Clemson, Pitt, UGA, Wisconsin, etc) and wish they had stopped at Pitt and called it a day.  There was just no point and wasted our money and their time and the admission's person time.  Plus it cluttered up the field for classmates who really wanted to attend those schools. My kid ended up wit a LOT of rejections in RD but the safety admits didn't really ameliorate this at all..... getting into UGA didn't make them feel better about being rejected form Dartmouth or Penn[/quote]

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