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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have seen so many normal smart, top of class kids who could have been admitted at great schools like Emory, Pomona or even Cornell but overshot during ED/EA for schools like top Ivies and Williams and wasted their ED. They ended up getting rejected/waitlisted everywhere during RD for schools they should have ED'ed, waited for the WL to clear all the way til July and they never cleared. [/quote]

So you were saying that if these same kids can't afford full pay they are screwed from the beginning because they couldn't do Ed anyway?[/quote] If you can't afford it ED, you can't afford it RD either.[/quote]
The issue is when you can afford it with aid, but might get a significantly better offer at a different school that might change the decision. Families have to decide if the ED school is the top choice and worth the cost regardless of other options, or if they’d want to be able to compare costs at multiple schools after more aid packages come in. Folks who are full pay or at least don’t need to compare aid packages to make an informed decision are at an advantage with ED. [/quote]

Running the NPC allows you to make an informed decision no matter what your income level. If you run the NPC for multiple schools, that allows you to comparison shop before you even apply.  The calculators will tell you what sort of aid package you are likely to get.[/quote]
Only for need based aid, not merit [/quote]

I have run NPCs that cough up "merit" estimates (discounts).[/quote]

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