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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Agree with this on the deluge of rejections. I think having a bunch of early YESes makes the process feel better.[/quote]

Different strokes.

My kids didn’t do any early to just get yesss. Or early acceptances.  They didn’t want to really go to any of those schools.

Both had their first acceptance EA UVA. and then more good news.

We wasted so much $ on extra RD safety/targets for our 2024. My 2026 applied to far less. [/quote]

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