<p>This gave me a lot of good information…thanks!</p>
<p>As far as being pressured into a school because of the legacy factor, interesteddad, this is an excellent point. While I know there are certainly many students like the ones you described, my situation is a bit different. I was focused on Yale for a while, but recently I’ve been thinking that it might not be the place for me, not to mention it being more of a reach. I’ve visited Swat on my own once before (at the time it was just to visit my brother and catch a glimpse of college life), and I definitely got to see the college in a setting that I believe to be realistic. We played ping pong, experienced Motherpuckers ice hockey, ate in Sharples, ordered pizza at two in the morning, went to the book store, and talked with his friends. It was casually fun and felt comfortable.</p>
<p>Though of course I haven’t definitively decided to attend (should I be accepted), right now I’m sure I will apply and do what I can to get in.</p>
<p>p.s. Estelec: are you saying it’s a better idea to apply ED?</p>