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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are able financially to ED, please don’t be like us and think “naaaah I’m just gonna see where all DC gets in and make a decision then.”  Pick a reasonable target (maybe a low reach) where your kid would be happy and ED there. Because what’s left over in April when you’ll have all your options is … the next tier down.

People told us don’t do it, don’t pass on the chance to ED. We thought naaaahhh that doesn’t apply to DS. He has high stats and doesn’t have a clear favorite. DS does have choices, but not ones as good as he could have had if he had picked in November and EDd. There just aren’t many spots left for RD after the top colleges have filled up with ED. [/quote]

Yeah, that’s just what we need. More people applying ED [b]to get an edge that doesn’t exist [/b]and then wanting to back out when they get cold feet.[/quote]

It may not be as drastic as the raw numbers suggest, but it is a big admission advantage. No mistake about it.[/quote]
The reason there are higher admit rates in ED is because students self select a school that is a very strong fit. That advantage vanishes if you are going ED to “take a chance”. Sure, if you really know it’s the school for you, go ED. But if you are considering different programs and might have different ideas in 6 months when you have more information, don’t ED to a school just because it’s high in rankings. That’s when you get to post in the thread about regrets …[/quote]

What is a very strong fit? Most schools offer the same core programs. If you're a student with good grades, good test scores, have acceptable ECs and declare a major in one of those core programs... you could fit into hundreds of schools! [/quote]

You will be surprsied at how not true this is unless you are looking for a basic liberal arts program; and even then, they can be wildly different.[/quote]

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