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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, mine got cold feet about three days before ED decisions came out. It was too late, they got in, felt miserable for about 6 months about it, and now attend that school. Kid likes it fine but it's not the dream school in their mind that it once was. I don't think they would have gotten in RD, and there's a decent chance this is the highest-ranked school they would have gotten into (top 50). But they'll never know and that bothers them.

So all that said, if I knew then what I know now, I would have tried to talk them out of ED. They just weren't ready for that big of a decision (even though it all worked out ok). [/quote]

I think this is where my DD is (OP here).  This is her best chance at the highest “ranked” school she has a shot at, but fundamentally, I think she thinks it may be too hard.  I think she is just not ready to commit and she may be better off waiting, even if it means a lower ranked school.  [/quote]

A "lower ranked school" that is a better fit for your kid is the best choice.  Rankings do NOT matter.  Your kid will do 1000x better if at a school they enjoy and fit in with, not at a school they no longer want to be at.  So if not 100% certain by ED date, then switch to EA. They will get in to a good school for them and still excel at life[/quote]

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