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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those recently thru the applications cycle - in retrospect, what do you feel is the best use of a binding early application?  With regular decision acceptances seemingly very low, and so many schools looking to secure early candidates... is it smart to be practical and apply ED to a great school within stats where likelihood of ED acceptance is good, but whose RD acceptance rate is low (and give up hope of going to top choice reach),  or to that top choice reach?  Reach meaning also within stats but a reach for everyone bc of extremely low admission rate (ED rate better). OR student. Decision personal of course but interested in hearing thoughts from you. Thanks![/quote]

Don’t base your “smart” ED strategy on the comparison of the ED and RD rates. The perceived advantage of ED is often an illusion for unhooked applicants. [/quote]

This. Plus you can’t have regrets. Don’t have your kid apply to a school he isn’t excited about because you think he has a better shot. If he gets in, it’s binding so you don’t want him wondering “what if.”[/quote]

Worried about this with DC but when DC's "dream" school rejected DC's classmates who applied ED, DC was relieved about their decision to go with a school that was a low reach. [/quote]

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