<p>laguanl wrote:</p>
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<p>This is not true. An ED applicant can apply to as many schools as desired using RD at any point. However, if accepted ED (and assuming FA is affordable), the applicant must withdraw all applications immediately. This also works to the advantage of the very high incomes who can afford to waste app fees and the very low income who receive unlimited app fee waivers.</p>
<p>I agree with cally’s argument that CC’s concept of “middle income” is significantly higher than the statistical category of “middle income”. However, I believe there are few successful applicants from the statistical category of “middle income” for full-need-met colleges. There are many applicants in the $60k-$150k income range who are competitive applicants but squeezed financially - and these applicants tend to post frequently on these pages.</p>