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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The child admitted to Princeton SCEA has earned the right to apply to as many schools as he or she wishes.[/quote]

Good luck to that family (parents and kids) having any friends after graduation if that kid ends up at the SCEA after blocking everyone else from the other top schools. Public school parents may not get it, but in a small, private school community things like this get around FAST. [b]Your kid is basically seen as a self-centered jerk and parents are seen as jerks for not putting a stop to this nonsense. [/quote][/b]

I appreciate your perspective, but still maintain that the student admitted early to Princeton has earned the right to apply elsewhere.

To be viewed as a jerk in my eyes, that student would have to apply to all top 15 universities with no intention or interest in attending most of them. A common example of applying just for the chance at a vanity acceptance is a top student who applies to both Dartmouth College and to Columbia University as the two have very little in common.[/quote]

I'm not the PP you are answering but context matters. The student in question (that we know about) did exactly what you are saying - applied to Top-10 and all Ivy with intention of attending the SCEA Ivy. They just wanted to see where else they would get in so they could tell everyone about it. They were not seeking aid. Many of those other schools wouldn't make sense if the SCEA school was even a top-ish choice.[/quote]

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