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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would be the point of strategizing to increase odds of going to school that wasn’t his first choice?[/quote]

It could be smart depending on a kid’s preferences. If a kid’s top 3 colleges are Yale, Swarthmore, and Northwestern, and then a sharp cliff after those 3, a kid might logically decide to ED to Swarthmore. The logic here would be the kid would much rather go to Swarthmore than a school not in his top 3. He might think his ED card is wasted at Yale, so he’d play it at Swarthmore. Just because he would choose Yale over Swarthmore doesn’t mean that he would never ED to Swarthmore or Northwestern. Depends on all of his preference… not just his preference for #1 vs #2. [/quote]

This was the approach my kid took. He had two favorite schools at the very top of his list that would have been a total lottery.  He wound up applying to ED to the third favorite school because the admissions chances were somewhat better.  His view was that he'd rather be at school #3 than the other schools lower down on his list.   When he was admitted ED decision came in, he was a little regretful about not having taken his shot at the very favorite schools, but that subsided within a few months and he's truly happy where he is. I think it was the right approach for him.  All depends on how risk-averse the student may be.

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