<p>My S filled out those early apps for schools which he thought might be good safeties for him, should his AFA, NA, or Notre Dame apps fall flat; so, they are his plan B (along with PSU).</p>
<p>I am not sure that the college board and others do not do our children a disservice by selling their names w/ scores to colleges. I guess it is ego inflating to see 2 or 3 colleges wooing you in the daily mail, but for a kid trying to make a life-impacting decision, too much info might be just that. </p>
<p>We limited our S geographically (except for academies), and will then help him narrow the field if he is still interested as autumn marches on…</p>
<p>About the early LOA’s - neither my son’s ALO or the BGO from USNA even mentioned early LOA’s. Are these primarily confined to specific regions of the country? to recruited revenue athletes? to 2400 SATs/val types? Is there a way to improve one’s chances of being offered early acceptance?</p>