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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone is secretive but I'm not entirely sure why.

It's not like any kid is going to decide to ED to Duke (random example) because they find out a classmate/friend is Ed'ing to Duke.

If anything, knowing where others are applying will dissuade kids from applying. [/quote]

I don't know....if my kid wanted to ED to Duke and they had a classmate legacy doing the same - I'd tell my kid you might want to consider elsewhere.[/quote]

You're agreeing with my point and I would advise my kid the same.  So why are we all so secretive?  It would actually help everyone if they had a better understanding of the landscape of the class and I really don't think anyone is going to ED a school just because a classmate is.  "Oh, my friend is EDing Rice.  I really liked Duke but now I'm going to ED Rice too!"  [/quote]
You realize that this kind of logic leads to type A or Machiavellian parents/students engaging in game theory-like behaviors, like incentivizing them to lie about where they're EDing or otherwise misrepresenting their intentions?[/quote]

yep, and this a shame.  People around here are nuts.

my daughter attended a in-school college rep visit yesterday and her friend make a big deal of saying (after also attending the visit):  "oh, that old school. I've really never given it a thought before today.  I mean, I know nothing about it and I don't care about it."  And my daughter knows this kid visited the school this summer and is likely EDing the school. Lol  There are parents feeding their kids some weird behaviors.  [/quote]

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