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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS got in ED and is done. His strategy:
1. Finish common app essay during the summer
2. Apply a rolling admission as early as possible to have a backup admission
3. Chose his first choice school to ED (we compared this ED school with other top schools and his answer is always yes to the ED school if he would be accepted by those top schools)
4. Applied early applications to public schools having strong program of his intended major
5. Submitted everything the ED school accepts even optional material 
6. Kept working on other applications after submitted the ED and EA applications

He is lucky enough to get admitted to the ED school and done.

But I think he would be fine even if he had not got in. He had been preparing his RD applications and would have some admissions from some EA schools and in the RD round if not accepted by the ED school. He is also ok to attend the rolling admission school if nothing else.

College is just one stop in a person’s life, going to a top college or not will not be an end but just a beginning.[/quote]

DC had a similar strategy. Summer was spent planning, research (what are unique aspects of school x) and drafting essay concepts. I will admit it was rough - so many ups and downs and we as parents only piled on the pressure (in hindsight, I could have been more supportive). Once they had the list of schools to apply to, we narrowed down to the top 2-3 choices. They had visited one of those choices in Spring which they really liked but when we visited their second choice late summer, my kid had their clear number 1. My kid had done the homework, made sure the college visit touched on all aspects they wanted to be certain about and that was it. The next 6 weeks was tuning and finetuning essays with specific emphasis on the essays for the top choice. DC applied to several of the EAs including their ED and continued to work on their RDs while we waited. ED worked out so we are done BUT the lesson is this - kids must start over the summer and must be disciplined with a clear plan of action. There are so many great schools and the REA/SCEA/ED is the toughest call for a teenager to make. I had my doubts (and preferred a different route), but in the end, my kid knew better, chose what I thought was a far reach and got in. REA/SCEA/ED is an important decision, aim a bit higher than you think and make sure that your essays really address that school directly. [/quote]

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