Early Decision loophole?

physicsdude1992
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:06:19 +0000

Unfortunately, your dad is incorrect. Think about it, if all you had to say was you thought you would get more aid and you’d be off the hook, everyone would apply ED.

There is a financial aid estimate on their site. It is supposed to be pretty accurate, so just fill that out and if it isn’t appealing either don’t apply, or apply RD.

The most important thing to realize is that their definition of affordable and yours are probably vastly different. So I guess tread lightly when trying to trick CMU (or any college for that matter), because things might not work out the way you want them to.