Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 18:28     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
This won’t happen at any U.S. high school unless the college counselor is completely inept.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 18:18     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
any reputable school counselor will not allow this. the school counselor is involved in your kid's applications since they need to provide a recommendation.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 18:17     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
Anonymous wrote:You can’t. You have to sign a certification that you won’t do that in your college counselor has to sign too. Same with your parents.

If a school finds out that you did that they would revoke your acceptance immediately which has happened.


+1

And the HS who sent the transcript and signed the ED would also have issues with many top schools in the next 5+ years for ED (and RD really as well). No HS would do this for your kid for so many reasons.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:56     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
Don’t think common app allows two ED1 and counselor would need to verify?
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:56     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
Anonymous wrote:That's what a lot of less ethical students do, using slight spelling differences in their name, multiple common apps as well as complicit school admins and guidance counselors.


I don’t believe it. DC had two common app accounts by accident and it caused a ton of confusion that took months to sort out. Transcripts and SATs are only linked up to one account, so unless you somehow have multiple transcripts, SATs/ACTs and recommendations with different names and a crazy amount of coordination from counselors, teachers, SAT/ACT proctors etc. I just don’t see it happening a “lot”.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:31     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
Do ED and then, if not accepted, do ED2.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:30     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
Anonymous wrote:I have this dumb, dumb thought on ED that . . . I just wonder whether others have considered.

My kid has good enough stats to guess that next year they'll have like a 10% shot at several T20s (which is great, yes, but . . . . )

If you only have like a 10% chance at one, couldn't you put in for ED at TWO colleges, thinking the odds of acceptance at both are quite poor? Or if that tenuous logic doesn't fail . . . why not 3 or 4?

I just have a tough time with the idea, not usual in my time in college applications (you know, back when Moses rode a tyrannosaurus, etc.) that you'd apply to several decent colleges with a reasonable shot to get in . . . not 1 'best' one with a poor, but possible shot at entry, two months later 3 similarly 'good' ones you won't get into because you didn't pick it in round one and a knuckledragger safety that's where your kid will actually end up.

Anybody ever tempted to ED to 2 reaches?


OP, this isn't a dumb thought. It is an unethical thought. Why in the world would you encourage your child to cheat? It isn't worth it and it's terrible parenting.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:28     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
Yes, dumb thought. Don’t be unethical
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:27     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
ED1 to multiple places is not ethical but you could do ED0, ED1 and ED2. Are your chances then stacked higher?
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:24     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
Anonymous wrote:That's what a lot of less ethical students do, using slight spelling differences in their name, multiple common apps as well as complicit school admins and guidance counselors.


WOW that sounds crazy.

Going to be suspicious of every alternately-spelled name I see now!
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:23     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
Anonymous wrote:That's what a lot of less ethical students do, using slight spelling differences in their name, multiple common apps as well as complicit school admins and guidance counselors.


Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:21     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
Genius! It’s always one sided and unfair. They can pump out multiple rounds of EDs, why can’t we apply to multiple ED schools? I am pretty sure your CC would kill it.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:20     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
That's what a lot of less ethical students do, using slight spelling differences in their name, multiple common apps as well as complicit school admins and guidance counselors.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:18     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
You can’t. You have to sign a certification that you won’t do that in your college counselor has to sign too. Same with your parents.

If a school finds out that you did that they would revoke your acceptance immediately which has happened.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 17:16     Subject: Dumb Thought on ED, Right?
I have this dumb, dumb thought on ED that . . . I just wonder whether others have considered.

My kid has good enough stats to guess that next year they'll have like a 10% shot at several T20s (which is great, yes, but . . . . )

If you only have like a 10% chance at one, couldn't you put in for ED at TWO colleges, thinking the odds of acceptance at both are quite poor? Or if that tenuous logic doesn't fail . . . why not 3 or 4?

I just have a tough time with the idea, not usual in my time in college applications (you know, back when Moses rode a tyrannosaurus, etc.) that you'd apply to several decent colleges with a reasonable shot to get in . . . not 1 'best' one with a poor, but possible shot at entry, two months later 3 similarly 'good' ones you won't get into because you didn't pick it in round one and a knuckledragger safety that's where your kid will actually end up.

Anybody ever tempted to ED to 2 reaches?