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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think if you can afford it and there is [b]a top choice[/b] that has an admissions bump for ED it is usually the right way to go.  [/quote]

"A top choice"? I'd be more specific. What we asked our DC is, "Is this the one school to which you still would say an unequivocal, unqualified yes, even if you got admitted to [i]every[/i] other school to which you applied?"

That's how my DC approached it. DC didn't want to ED unless that was the case: "If I got into every other school, would I still choose this one over all the others?" Fortunately that was how DC felt about the ED school, and DC got in. DC canceled the applications to all other colleges within 24 hours without our even reminding her and says she's never given a thought to the other schools (she's a college senior now). But she knew kids who got cold feet after an ED acceptance and stressed hard about whether one of the other schools, where they had to cancel their applications, might have been better for them after all. Some buyer's remorse is surely normal, though. I just think that focusing ED choice so much on "it gives an admissions bump" isn't necessarily good, unless the kid truly is sold on that school above all others.[/quote]

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