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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So are the admissions officers who say things like "if you aren't happy with your scores, don't submit them!" lying? Not a sarcastic question, I'm honestly trying to reconcile everything I've heard about this.

As DC is just at the 25% for their ED school, we are considering not submitting and the above quote is word-for-word what we heard during an info session for that school. But I don't know what to do and I'd hate to give DC the wrong advice and have it hurt their chances.[/quote]

It really sucks that colleges have added so much ridiculous gamesmanship to the process. It is doing a really bad number on the mental health of our kids.

ED? If so, to the school you really want to go to but might not get in because it has a <10% admit rate and one of your areas is weaker than typical? If the second or third choice when ED is nearly a shoe-in and but RD is a gamble? What if I still don't know in October which is my first choice - and I throwing it all away by not pulling a name from a hat?
EA? but what if ED would have been better? Or is ED really just for legacies and athletes, not one will tell you for sure?
RD? what if the class is full already and they only take the hard need cases? Will I get merit aid if I wait? 
Will I spend the next 6 months of my senior year living with self doubt and regret while my ED classmates relax and party?
Should I submit scores or not? To some not others? Which ones? What if I choose wrong?

It is so wrong on so many levels.[/quote]
+1[/quote]

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