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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a fan of ED generally. I think it serves the colleges much more than the students. And, especially not for public universities. VA is unusual in having it at so many schools.

My DD was interested in W&M but not 100% on board since she was looking at a variety of other schools. So she, rightly IMO, did not ED. But had to be aware that with her stats she was in that range where I think she would have gotten in ED but is unlikely to in RD (still waiting on that). Her various interests/priorities have evolved over the process and I think she now probably would prefer W&M but it's not likely to an option. She has other good (and less expensive) options so it's fine but it irks me that colleges expect students to make these decisions so early in the process, mainly to make their jobs a bit easier. [/quote]

My daughter was in the exact same situation but chose the opposite path:  she did apply ED and was accepted, even though she was not 100% sure that she wanted W&M.  I don't think she would have gotten in RD since she's just your average NOVA kid.  A little buyer's remorse, but mostly she's glad that the decision is made.  Ultimately, I think she would have still chosen W&M if she had been able to weigh all of her acceptances together.  It is a stretch for us financially since W&M is by far the most expensive public school in Virginia--the financial aid package was on-target with our NPC, but not a penny over and was all loans and work-study.  [/quote]

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