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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. I worry about this, too, as DS has started talking about applying to a reach school ED. I asked about merit aid and ED on a recent visit to U of Chicago and the admissions counselor claimed to have no idea/no information about how merit aid varied by decision pool, or averages across ED/RD. [b]Also, she said she had never heard of anyone having to turn down an ED offer because of cost. I think my eyes about rolled out of my head when she said that. [/b]
I feel like ED is something of a scam by schools to get as many kids in full pay as possible, making it easier to meet their lofty goals of meeting 100% of financial need. Anyway, no good answer for you, OP, but the very same question keeps me up at night. 
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Likely she was thinking that people understand that when applying ED, you are making a binding commitment, and need to be able to foot the bill without aid.

I am not sure why this surprises you.  It says more about you than it does the admissions counselor.  [/quote]

Perhaps you need to hear the incredulousness with which she said it, as if the very idea that cost could be an issue for anyone was impossible. What it says about me is my bullshit detector is functional, and what it says about her is she’s a bullshitter.  [/quote]

DP. This Chicago's language re merit scholarships:
[quote]All first-year applicants are automatically considered for all available merit scholarships; no additional merit scholarship application is required. Transfer students are not eligible for merit-based scholarships. Scholarship winners will receive notification of their awards on a rolling basis through the end of April. Please note that only scholarship winners are notified.[/quote][/quote]

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