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[quote=Anonymous]Another perspective on ED and the process in general. It's a counterweight to the overwrought emotionalism about this process as well as the competitiveness. My DS got in ED1 to a great school. It may not be the absolute best school he might have ever possibly stood a chance at, although close. And neither he nor us as parents indulged in any of this nonsense about 'dream school' or love. He looked at his odds, his interests, preferences on size and geography etc, and this was the school that seemed to fit best.

When he was applying I was kind of indifferent - I could have seen him at other places (and I did harbor hopes of a dream reach.) But once he got in, he was done - no analyzing, obsessing, regretting, wondering about alternatives. He's happy about the acceptance and probably underestimates how fortunate he was in this admissions cycle, but he's also not spending much time thinking about it. Even now I'm trying to persuade him to visit for admitted students day and he doesn't see the point.

It's been a good lesson for me on how to steer my younger kids. ED can be a useful way to juice your odds a little bit but you can't get emotionally attached to any school in this process. You can't treat college applications like a romcom - there is no 'one true love' school for anyone.[/quote]

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