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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NYC private school ds with a UW 3.9 GPA, all top rigor classes, two varsity sports and a bunch of solid ECs (nothing hook worthy), part-time job during the year and full time counselor in summer loves a program at Northwestern. His SATs don't look like they will crack 1480 since he doesn't do well on timed tests. Taking them the last time in June. He would be happy at Michigan or Wisco (his school sends a bunch there every year) but wants Northwestern. Is this a waste of an ED? his school is trying to steer him elsewhere and is saying scores not high enough. Would you try and go test optional? or submit those? Or be realistic with him and say if he really wants to ED a school he should look elsewhere?[/quote]

A waste of an ED is applying to a school you’re not passionate about just to get one with a slightly higher ranking at USNWR. [/quote]

What is up with the PP insisting on "passion" in the applications process? That's just absurd. First, don't fall into the trap of letting a kid fixate on a 'dream school' - most kids can and will be happy and successful at a range of different schools, and many 'dream schools' just lead to disappointment either in the admissions process or if they actually attend. Second, ED won't help your kid get into a school where their stats are a little low. Maybe it worked that way once upon a time, but nowadays all competitive schools have more than enough applicants whose stats meet or exceed the bar set by previous classes.

[b]ED is a valuable way to give your kid a leg up in the admissions process at many schools.[/b] It's absolutely worth doing if you are not shopping for merit aid. But use it wisely.[/quote]

Not really. Sure, it signals to the school "top choice" - but when you factor in the athletes and the priority kids that the schools want, there really isn't a bump for the unhooked applicants.[/quote]

Schools don’t share data about who is accepted during what round, so it’s really hard to know how real the ED advantage is.

That said, I do wonder if the biggest advantage for a student who might be on the bubble in terms of stats but has great recommendations/essays/ECs is simply being in a smaller pool of applicants. I assume AOs are able to spend a little more time on each applicant in ED, and I would think the applicants are slightly less likely to run together. So a kid with a great story might stand out more and get a closer look in ED than they would in RD. [/quote]

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