Anonymous wrote:Harvard is a pathetically bad investment. It’s a rather mediocre to poor-quality university which masquerades as still-relevant.

Green eyed monster get ahold of you?

Anonymous wrote:My DD had a ‘friend’ who got into Cornell ED but submitted other apps just to see where else she would get in and then brag about it. Just seems unethical.

It is unethical when ED because the students and parents have signed an agreement to commit. This post is about REA which is different.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD had a ‘friend’ who got into Cornell ED but submitted other apps just to see where else she would get in and then brag about it. Just seems unethical.

The high school won't submit transcripts to other colleges once the ED admission happened. So they are wasting their time.

They will if the EA deadlines are before the ED decisions come out.

Harvard is a pathetically bad investment. It’s a rather mediocre to poor-quality university which masquerades as still-relevant.

Aren't there financial aid calculators? So your kid would have known prior to applying what to expect and if your family can afford it (this level of school doesn't usually provide merit aid). So that is an excuse to keep going with applications - which absolutely will hurt her classmates. One or two more schools that your kid really really prefers over the EA school (and that didn't offer EA), or a low level school that may offer substantial merit, sure. But widely applying to all the top schools plus Caltech plus Duke plus...? Are you that financially constrained that taking offers away from other students at your school is worth it?

My DC and another student were accepted to the same REA school this year. Mine has already committed but the other will apply to more. I hope the other one ends up committing to the REA school as I think 2 for 2 early yield will help future applicants from our school and we have siblings applying in a few years.

Odd kid who wants to write more ‘why this school’ supplemental essays during their winter break.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you’re looking for some type of financial aid/full ride scholarship from another school because of not being able to afford your HYP education, then it’s pretty selfish to apply to more, it’s hurting other kids chances.

No it isn't. Students from the same school do not compete against each other for X number of spots. That's why admit numbers vary from year to year.

You clearly don’t know what you are talking about. You are competing against your classmates. Our private school requires you to treat REA acceptance as binding. Why do you think that is?

Is there really a school she would go to over the REA? Seems like a waste of time and effort, and to what end?

Anonymous wrote:My DD had a ‘friend’ who got into Cornell ED but submitted other apps just to see where else she would get in and then brag about it. Just seems unethical.

The high school won't submit transcripts to other colleges once the ED admission happened. So they are wasting their time.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you’re looking for some type of financial aid/full ride scholarship from another school because of not being able to afford your HYP education, then it’s pretty selfish to apply to more, it’s hurting other kids chances.

No it isn't. Students from the same school do not compete against each other for X number of spots. That's why admit numbers vary from year to year.

Untrue. These schools absolutely do limit the number of admits from each school. My kids are at a top local k-12, and the exact question has been asked of admissions reps from these schools. One even laughed and said realistically half of the class (so about 60 kids) would probably be qualified, so they have to limit it to just a few from each private. I have no idea how it works at a big public.

Anonymous wrote:Yeah this is fake. “Applied late so still waiting to hear about aid.” Nope.

She applied for aid after she was accepted. We were also told FA office being closed for holidays, so we'll have to wait.

Anonymous wrote:What if you were accepted REA to a school your student never visited? You have a window of under 2 weeks, including the holidays, where you can visit that school and RD applications are due. Students won’t be on campus, professors won’t be teaching.

Why was that school REA? You had years to visit. If you want to even out the list with something you have visited and liked a lot but for some reason wasn't more appealing than your REA, okay do it, but seriously, kid won the lottery. This sounds like parents have FOMO and are pushing the 'keep applying" nonsense. No kid truly knows what they want to do at that age, but if you got into HYP you will be fine at whichever HYP it is. They pick the kids who can hack it. As much as I play the football rivalry version of this, the other two schools that are not mine are just as good as mine. There will be no appreciable difference in aid between those schools.

What if you were accepted REA to a school your student never visited? You have a window of under 2 weeks, including the holidays, where you can visit that school and RD applications are due. Students won’t be on campus, professors won’t be teaching.

My DD had a ‘friend’ who got into Cornell ED but submitted other apps just to see where else she would get in and then brag about it. Just seems unethical.