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[quote=Anonymous]Right:

ED is the new RD. Apply to everywhere your child has any interest in going early.

There is no real merit aid out there. You must plan and save a lot and early, or be prepared to take on significant loans. Even if your kid is very smart.

Wrong:

GPA is more important than rigor. My child got into a school that is often touted on this board as impossible to get into without a 4.0 or better, with three Cs on his transcript. They were all in the hardest AP classes offered at his school. At an orientation seminar, a counselor at the college specifically said they look for kids who are resilient when things are tough so they shouldn't get upset if things get rough academically. So those Cs may have actually helped him.

SATs are optional for everyone. If your kids is "on the bubble" with any school, submitting a decent score will push you them over kids who did not. "Decent" is relative to the school; look up the average score of the last admitted class. If it's the same or higher, submit it.
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