Anonymous wrote:Because kids rejected from better schools ED are better than the kids they would have to take ED.

Anonymous wrote:ED should be outlawed. Would be better for everyone (well, all students).

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I wish they would this year.

Though my firstborn was deferred and then randomly fired off 10 applications. He turned down the deferred school when he got in RD and ended up at a school that wasn’t even in his radar or top of the list - an RD Ivy. Looking back it was the better fit and kid is thriving.

I think there are a lot of kids like this. Our HS counselor always says they will end up where they are meant to be. In hindsight, kid’s first choice would not have “fit” him.

I do believe things happen for a reason. I was WL at my own top choices and went to my safety…it was perfect.

Then why on earth did you and he apply ED to that school if it wouldn't fit him? Parents have to be be consulted and sign off on an ED agreement before applying anywhere for binding decision. If you needed more time to figure out fit you shouldn't apply anywhere ED.

Anonymous wrote:ED should be outlawed. Would be better for everyone (well, all students).

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Anonymous wrote:It benefits the school in terms of locking in students who can pay. But it doesn’t benefit the school in terms of the diversity of the applicant pool. More kids from a wider range of backgrounds will apply regular decision.

You mostly struggle with getting the middle class range of students. The poor and rich apply ED.

Anonymous wrote:Many, many wealthy, high-performing students reside in California.

UCLA and UCB are phenomenal values for California residents. Many California residents will not apply ED, even if they can afford it, because it would foreclose the possibility of going in-state to UCLA or UCB.

But because admissions to those schools are unpredictable, there will inevitably be many very high-performing California residents who don’t get in, and who are therefore available to be full pay at your east-coast school.

But not if you take the whole class in ED.

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Anonymous wrote:Not all kids are ready to decide by Dec. My kid’s preferences changed a lot from start if Senior year to April, they applied far and wide.

Same and that's why we would not sign off on an ED application for DC#1 and we are against doing that now for DC#2. We're open to it if our DC (and us) are convinced there is a clear "best fit" choice.