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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]    This is just ignorant. No it's not. Early Decision and Early Action are a big deal for most kids trying to get into top schools. [b]Harvard, Yale, and Stanford don't really play that game.[/b] So if you're an unhooked, suburban middle class or upper middle class white or Asian student you go elsewhere - Penn, Duke, Vandy, Rice, Chicago, Northwestern. Only the naive bother applying to Harvard, Yale, or Stanford. Those spots seem to be reserved for rich legacies, athletes, and URMs. And roughly 10 percent of those students drop out after freshman year. Smart, well-informed kids don't bother anymore. [/quote] What are you on about and why are you spreading this BS? Harvard, Yale & Stanford (as well as Princeton, Georgetown & Notre Dame) have SCEA which is the most exclusive early option available. It isn't binding, but students can't apply ED to any school or EA to any private. They can only apply rolling admission, EA to public school and RD.  [/quote]

Thanks, literal Larry. The PP meant that non-anointed groups shouldn’t waste their ED - SCEA opportunity on HYPS.

It’s a waste because they won’t be selected (as they might have been 10 years ago). They’re strategic now and cast a wider net among a big handful of highly selective colleges, including Vandy.  I’m talking here about the highest echelon of academic kids who aren’t also URM / FEGLI athletes [/quote]

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