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Anonymous wrote:Another factor to consider if you are legacy is applying ED. Most schools that still consider it as a factor want you to apply ED. If you apply RD, legacy is no longer given weight. We were told this by many different colleges.

What?

NP. This depends on the college.

Anonymous wrote:How many kids apply ED at multiple schools? We didn't even consider it based on the presentations from the schools. But talking to other people it seems they aren't worried about being penalized.

I hope none. it's not allowed.

Anonymous wrote:Another factor to consider if you are legacy is applying ED. Most schools that still consider it as a factor want you to apply ED. If you apply RD, legacy is no longer given weight. We were told this by many different colleges.

What?

FYI, UPenn and Ivies invented all these ED EA admissions gaming.

Knowing about the ED advantage, we started looking at schools way ahead of time so DC would be in a position to select an ED. There was one school that DC fell in love with on the tour, it checked all the boxes, and it was head and shoulders above the rest. DC just submitted an ED1 app there. Fingers crossed.

If that doesn't work out, I don't know what DC will do for ED2. DC likes a lot of other schools on their list that are together in a top group, but there's not a standout for the #2 choice. Also one that is in this group that might be #2 or close to it (the highest reach but also one at which she has legacy) doesn't even offer ED.

So... I guess we are in the same boat as OP for ED2, not sure if DC will be able to come to a decision in time to submit an ED2 app, or just go RD from here on out (if ED1 doesn't work out).

FWIW, my spouse and I are split on this. Spouse wants DC to pick an ED2 to get the advantage. It does make sense since DC is looking at a lot of small LACs that fill a lot of their class early. I'm more of the mindset that since an obvious choice has not emerged, just wait until RD and see what happens.

Money makes a difference for us, so we haven't allowed our kids to apply ED anywhere.

Amongst their friends, it's been a good option for very high-stats kids applying to Ivies and other top 15 colleges. They've had friends get into schools in the Duke/Vanderbilt/Wake/Rice/Northwestern category through ED. Now, they might have gotten in anyway. But ED odds are a little better.

They've also known a couple of recruited athletes who were probably on the bubble, admissions-wise. They were encouraged to apply ED and got in. It's the combo of athletic skills + ED + solid academics.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a junior and I can't believe he'll have enough info to ED in under a year.

We've seen a few colleges and will spend more weekends and all of Spring Break looking. I like the olden days when you also get an accepted weekend, etc to decide. Now it seems like game is to ED somewhere. Are kids confident enough btw junior and senior year? Or is ED for kids who have always known they wanted XYZ college?

Some kids know. My kid didn't. She passed on ED, understanding that there was a reasonable chance she wouldn't get into reaches as a result. And also that some of her peers would know in December where they were headed, and she wouldn't. But she just wasn't ready, and she didn't want to pretend to be. She submitted some EA apps and left it at that.

Same for mine.

NYC and NYU
It was an easy choice for my high stat kid(1540 SAT)
No regret about missing out higher ranked lottery schools.

You have to sign an ED agreement through the school counselor-both parent and student. So I don’t see what school would ever agree to do more than one ED1 school. That would be majorly unethical.

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Anonymous wrote:ED to one. EA to a few others

Right, that is what we are supposed to do, but I'm hearing about kids who are rule breakers and doing multiple ED. Just bragging? Can schools really block them out?

Schools have unwound offers over all sorts of things. I think they can probably do whatever they want?

Anonymous wrote:How many kids apply ED at multiple schools? We didn't even consider it based on the presentations from the schools. But talking to other people it seems they aren't worried about being penalized.

They must be referring to ED I and ED II or just using "ED" inaccurately as a catch all for early admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:ED to one. EA to a few others

Right, that is what we are supposed to do, but I'm hearing about kids who are rule breakers and doing multiple ED. Just bragging? Can schools really block them out?

I don't see how you can do multiple ED, unless it's ED1, ED2, or you have an unethical school counselor. The school counselor has to sign off on the ED application.

Mine opted not to ED. For one, it was mid-covid and while he had one front-runner school he just didn't feel certain enough about the decision to ED. Did end up getting into that school EA and is happy there.

My 2nd had one reach school on her list that I thought she was likely to get in ED but likely to be waitlisted/denied in RD. But she wasn't sure she definitely wanted to go there. So, Fall of senior year we did some extended visits and interviews at a couple safety schools that she really liked in addition to visit/interview at the potential ED-school and she came away feeling like one of the safeties was a better fit. So that made the decision, still did RD at the reach and was waitlisted. But is happy at the safety she'd liked last Fall. It also costs us less than the reach would have. If the financial calculation was different I might have pushed more on considering the potential-ED school.

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Anonymous wrote:ED to one. EA to a few others

Right, that is what we are supposed to do, but I'm hearing about kids who are rule breakers and doing multiple ED. Just bragging? Can schools really block them out?

I know a mom who said her kid's ED schoolS were reaches. I'm going to assume she meant ED1 and ED2, but there's no way to know. If someone had more than 1 ED1, wouldn't the school have to know and be OK with it?

Anonymous wrote:ED to one. EA to a few others

Right, that is what we are supposed to do, but I'm hearing about kids who are rule breakers and doing multiple ED. Just bragging? Can schools really block them out?