Harvard ED vs UChicago ED

1NJParent
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:09:30 +0000

JBStillFlying:

This is actually a “distinction” without a practical difference. Most accepted SCEA don’t worry about applying to other schools. The yield is indistinguishable from ED1.

This is, at best, a disingenuous claim. Similar yields don’t make their distinction go away. The truth is that they can’t even be compared.

JBStillFlying:

Now, a personal anecdote because I suspect @1NJParent is posting without the benefit of genuine experience in the FA area. Our daughter wanted to switch to ED2 when she was deferred from EA a few years ago.

You own anecdote illustrates my point. Your daughter doesn’t have a chance to compare FA packages from different schools when she applied to UChicago in a binding decision. As an example, an applicant who is admitted SCEA to Harvard can later apply RD to Princeton. If she’s also admitted to Princeton, she can compare the two FA packages, and Princeton may turn out to be more generous.

Speaking of finances, if OP is full pay but not insensitive to the total cost, UChicago is THE most expensive school in the country in terms of total cost of attendence. Harvard isn’t even in the top 50.

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The 50 most expensive colleges in America, ranked

These colleges come with a hefty price tag