chances? your opinion, input, advice??

vonlost
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:57:00 +0000

“ED increases your admission chances, but decreases your FA chances. The school knows you are committed, so there is little need to entice you with FA.”

Here I disagree, and have seen no evidence. The school doesn’t know what you can actually afford (FAFSA/Profile don’t capture all family issues), so low-balling could keep out an otherwise desirable student. If their offer is too low, you’ll decline it and cast a wider net at RD time elsewhere.