Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 11:30     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Admitted student days usually drive decision one way or another but know more that one person who went with a coin toss.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 19:13     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If they hadn't ED or accepted an offer prior to May 1? Was it cost / aid? Distance from home? Program?

First, you wait to see what the RD offers are in March - that's still a month away from today.

Then, you lay out the costs and try to narrow down your choices. You book admitted student visits if possible.

Kinda hard to say much more in a vacuum.


Were you able to make it (logistically) to more than one admitted day between April 1 (or whenever most all schools' decisions are out) and the end of April?
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 19:09     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Anonymous wrote:If they hadn't ED or accepted an offer prior to May 1? Was it cost / aid? Distance from home? Program?

First, you wait to see what the RD offers are in March - that's still a month away from today.

Then, you lay out the costs and try to narrow down your choices. You book admitted student visits if possible.

Kinda hard to say much more in a vacuum.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 19:06     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^ is that all you have to contribute? If you don't have input, scroll away, ashole


You said stupid things, OP. You deserve these responses. It isn’t May 1, is it?


Your kid didn't get into Virginia, huh? As usual on this forum every year those Virginia parents complaining
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 19:05     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Admitted students days are so helpful.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 18:48     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Anonymous wrote:^ is that all you have to contribute? If you don't have input, scroll away, ashole


You said stupid things, OP. You deserve these responses. It isn’t May 1, is it?
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 18:47     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
^ is that all you have to contribute? If you don't have input, scroll away, ashole
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 18:29     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Anonymous wrote:it's May 1st??!!!


No, bish is cray cray. It’s 20 Feb.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 18:28     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Vibes
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2026 18:11     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Cost or aid received
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 11:25     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Way to completely miss OP’s point.

If your kid was still deciding between options late into the process, how did they finally choose?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 11:17     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
Duh they decide BY May 1st
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 11:15     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
I think there would be serious problems if they waited until May 1. Unless school extended the date, it’s April 30. After that, probably out of luck.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 11:14     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
it's May 1st??!!!
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2026 11:14     Subject: It's May 1st. How and why did your kid decide on that college/university?
If they hadn't ED or accepted an offer prior to May 1? Was it cost / aid? Distance from home? Program?