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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems unfair to the ED kids, they should get this perk too.[/quote]

you dont have your ED decision?[/quote]

Of course, but a card a couple weeks ahead of time would have been really nice, not sure why they didn't do this for their most dedicated applicants.[/quote]

three things:

First, this isn't for all RD kids. It's for the top RD kids.  90% of admits won't get a cypher card.
Second, plenty of ED kids had different kind of cypher card - a commitment from a coach or a dean or a faculty member. There were plenty of ED kids who had "a card" a couple weeks ahead of time and I'm sure that was nice. That wasn't your kid, but it doesn't make it unfair to your kid.
Third, the turnaround time is very tight for ED and they don't have time to do a card a couple weeks early. Schools are literally making ED decisions in the days before they are released. [/quote]

Wait- my kid applied ED1 and has not received a decision yet. But you're telling me W&M are letting some RD applicants that they have been admitted? WTF? How is that even remotely fair?[/quote]

DP.  It’s not.  It’s one of the stupidest admissions gimmicks out there.  [/quote]

I love it.  It’s equivalent to the likely letter many schools send.[/quote]

I'm curious why people think it's not "fair."    Do you think the overall concept of likely letters is unfair?  Why?  Do you think it's unfair when schools let some students know they are in the running for a merit award (which implies of course they are accepted)?  
It has absolutely zero to do with the outcome of your RD as it's not like someone can respond to the likely letter with a "yes" they have to wait until they get a formal offer to accept it, so it's not as if they are taking up a slot that might have been offered to you.  I don't have a strong positive/negative reaction to the cypher card--though I do think these traditions made more sense when there was no social media though as it was meant to just generate excitement for the recipient, but now at least some will post about it which generates anxiety for those who didn't get one.  I do appreciate that W&M has an info page about it to allay worries though--and lets you know that they are sent out on a rolling basis based on reviewing, not all at once, and that most of those accepted--even scholarship awardees--might not get one.[/quote]

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