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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are so many parents who tell me our DD got into Northwestern because she did ED but their child didn’t get in because of RD. DD is not an athlete and not full pay. We get about 50% of her bill paid by non student loan aid by NU.

Is it really THAT much easier to get in ED for a student like ours? She also competed with very good students who were on the ball about applying early.

I feel that sometimes people use not EDing as an excuse for why their child doesn’t get an acceptance. Wdyt?[/quote]
So, you have met some people with sour grapes over not getting into NU in RD. Very little in life is fair and the college admissions game is no different. NU gave you tons of aid. Were the complainers boxed out of ED because they couldn't afford the NPC estimate, or because they simply made different application deadline choices? Either way, that's not your problem. Just because others couldn't make it work doesn't mean your dd didn't deserve admission. Congrats and I hope your dd enjoys NU![/quote]

Everyone who has regrets about their decision tries to rationalize it somehow.  If they were happy with where their kid got in, they would not have to make snarky and untrue statements to other parents.  These other parents who have the audacity to insult you to your face are insecure AF and I would just ignore them.

To answer your question, every single elite school has thousands of applicants who are capable of doing the work.  They need to pick and choose amongst them, but there are many, many kids who have great stats, great ECs, wonderful LORs, etc. etc.  Your kid gave up the option of applying RD to multiple other schools and maybe that gave them an advantage or maybe they would have gotten in RD anyway - you will never know and it does not matter.  Congratulations to your DD![/quote]

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