I would base the decision on two factors. The most important one is does your child want to go there. The next is can you afford it. If she really wants to go and you can afford the cost of the tuition then I think she should apply.

Like other posters have said there is no reason not to apply to the reaches for RD. You lose 100% of the shots you don’t take.

If application fees are an issue you probably can’t afford those schools anyway (and if you’re very poor you can generally get application fees waived).

If energy is an issue then your kid probably won’t do well at those schools anyway since they will have to work particularly hard there to keep up with all the kids who are both talented and hardworking. (Talent is important but when surrounded by talented kids, hard work becomes equally important to do well).

Those of you whose kids got in to Ivy/Ivy+ in RD, what majors did they go in as and what were their stats? 🙏 Thank you.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes.

RD is when my son was accepted to Ivies and T10s last year. No hooks.

He didn't ED anywhere.

And yet my kid applied to 4 Ivies RD and was waitlisted at all. Not one if his friends got into their RD picks

Depends on your kids profile, major, HS….

4 out of 5 of my child’s T10 acceptances were in the RD round.

Anonymous wrote:The advantage of ED is greatly overstated here. There are certainly some schools at which ED is an advantage (or, put differently, it'd be a disadvantage to apply RD), but for most of the T25 universities and T10 LACs ED offers no real bump.

Anyhow, my unhooked kid's sole rejection last cycle was in ED. He got into 5 schools with lower acceptance rates than his ED school in RD, including a couple Ivies.

"Reaching higher" in RD after getting rejected ED is much more of a dilemma than if you applied EA. You demonstrated the strongest type of commitment when you applied ED, so the natural inclination is to think you have even less chance when applying to highly rejectives in RD.

Can you even explain what happened? Luck of the draw?

The advantage of ED is greatly overstated here. There are certainly some schools at which ED is an advantage (or, put differently, it'd be a disadvantage to apply RD), but for most of the T25 universities and T10 LACs ED offers no real bump.

Anyhow, my unhooked kid's sole rejection last cycle was in ED. He got into 5 schools with lower acceptance rates than his ED school in RD, including a couple Ivies.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Mine applied to ten T25 reaches last year in RD.
Got into 3, WL 2 and rejected 5.

Please share stats
And school names if you don’t mind

Of course if they want to

Anonymous wrote:OP, it sounds like money is a factor. Before you have your DC apply to OOS schools, run the NPS and figure out the cost of attendance. Have a real conversation about what you are willing to pay. The NPS are very accurate. Don’t let your DC apply unless you can afford it and are willing to pay it.

*NPC - typo sorry

OP, it sounds like money is a factor. Before you have your DC apply to OOS schools, run the NPS and figure out the cost of attendance. Have a real conversation about what you are willing to pay. The NPS are very accurate. Don’t let your DC apply unless you can afford it and are willing to pay it.

Up to her. Don't raise the issue of the cost of the application - it's is a drop in the bucket compared to what you -will- be spending on college, so don't be silly about application cost. Up to her. Does she want to put in the effort? Might she change her mind? Pros/Cons. This is the perfect time to emphasize that you have no crystal ball. It's is not your burden to figure this out. I would consider that emphasis much more important than the yes or not of adding another school.

If you’re a really strong student and willing to put in the work, you definitely have a chance in RD. It’s small but there is a chance you’ll get in somewhere you’ll be happy.

I might prep for a few more applications. Don't submit until the other EA results are out, unless you/she have the time and money to blow on them.

Anonymous wrote:Yes.

RD is when my son was accepted to Ivies and T10s last year. No hooks.

He didn't ED anywhere.

And yet my kid applied to 4 Ivies RD and was waitlisted at all. Not one if his friends got into their RD picks