<p>Go post in the Financial Aid forum, then. That’s where people look for “general” information. When they come to a specific college thread, they want to know something about THAT college’s policies and practices. </p>
<p>College policies and practices vary widely. One reason an ED application can be a bad idea is because students mistakenly believe that the colleges are more consistent or similar in financial aid policies than they really are. I mean, ED takes away the ability to compare packages, and that may leave some students unaware that their aid package is threadbare compared to what other colleges might offer. So it is counterproductive if someone asks about ED at college A, and gets an answer along the lines of “don’t worry, almost all colleges do X”. Maybe college A is the exception – and knowing that is especially important in determining whether to apply ED, specifically because the ED applicant is potentially giving up her ability to seek financial aid from all the other colleges.</p>