Help...need Some Expert Advice About Ed 2!!

ahoo2u
Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:14:16 +0000

Many really stong applicants don’t want to lock themselves into a slot and risk having to turn down a significantly better offer, or withdrawing applications and never knowing, which is the downside of ED. So ED is for people who will be very happy attending if accepted and still can attend without a lot of merit scholarship money if it’s not in the ED offer.

So if he would love to go, and you have financial flexibility - ED demonstrates strong interest.

Some schools defer less stellar ED to RD. I haven’t searched previous years acceptance threads to get a feel for whether GWU does this.

ED can have some risks. We did EA (non-binding) at a non-stretch school (not safety either) to take the pressure off. Showed interest in stetch schools through visits & emails with admissions.