<p>^^It’s not a bad idea, but I think it adds a layer to the system that really isn’t necessary. There isn’t a wave of kids rejecting their ED offers for no good reason and I don’t think you want to institute more bureaucracy for the 1% who do cause trouble. Besides, financial circumstances can change and NPC calculators are known to be wrong - I don’t think we want to scare off potential low income applicants who are reluctant to take a chance applying ED anyway with some sort of legalistic looking disclosure. </p>
<p>I’m sure there are some applicants each year who are say the NPC numbers are a little bit of a stretch, but we’ll apply anyway and hope we get a little more - and they do get it. Tell them that they’ll be locked into the NPC numbers and even more people are going to believe that people who apply ED get price gouged because they have no negotiating power. That’s not necessarily a good thing for schools seeking some degree of economic diversity.</p>