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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A couple of posters have mentioned ED, but that feels premature for some students who haven't had a chance to visit schools junior year because of covid. The visits kids did earlier may not have been very memorable for them, right, so wouldn't it be better to visit campus before committing through ED? A couple other posters also mentioned that kids' feelings about various schools may change from the fall of senior year to the spring. 
My big issue is that if you need a little merit or other financial aid, how can you compare packages? Wouldn't you be missing the opportunity to save tens of thousands of dollars if you go ED and that school offers nothing while other schools in the same league or close to it offer you aid? I don't think there is an opportunity to go ED but then say, sorry, another school offered for example $100k over 4 years in merit aid so the kid needs to take that, right?[/quote]

No, I don’t think so re: your last point. ED is great if you have the means to pay in full without worrying about it and your child is obsessed with a school. It’s certainly a gamble if those conditions aren’t met. EA is better from both an aid and keeping your options open perspective, but it’s not always offered. [/quote]

Disagree 100%.  You can run the NPC and see if the school is affordable long before you decide to ED there.

If you are applying to a college that gives merit aid, and your stats qualify you, it is unlikely you need the admissions boost ED provides.

ED is the best choice for a high stats kid who wants admission to a competitive college. Indisputable.  [/quote]

NPC numbers don't mean that's what you'll actually get.  I went to an overpriced private college and knew more than a few kids who had to forgo attending altogether because the final numbers they got from FA didn't match their expectations.  Or, worse still, were the ones who got numbers similar to the NPC in year one, but then got "adjusted" figures in year 2 and had to transfer.  Merit aid, especially at a cut-and-dry place like Alabama, is different, you're right.[/quote]

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