I’ve written D20’s story before but she had 2 schools that were both her top choices, both met full need and NPC showed something manageable, both always took 1-4 students per year from her HS but no one ever enrolled. One Dean of Admissions referred to her high school as the “South Dakota of our state” and when they announced a new no-loan policy, she used her ED card and was accepted. None of the other applicants that year (6) were accepted. She didn’t “need” to apply ED but she knew what she wanted and saw how that strategy could work in her favor. FWIW, her GC didn’t recommend it but her private advisor was 100% on board.
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