<p>It does not violate your agreement if you have not seen the FA package yet. You are only bound by the ED agreement if the FA works for you. However, you do have the responsibility to get in any FA documentation required by Swat by any deadlines they set. There was a student who did not complete other applications after his ED acceptance by Swat last year that got a very rude & unpleasant surprise when he saw his FA information a few days before the other application due dates. He really scrambled… I will say that our FA from Swat was not good compared to other colleges, also (my D was accepted last spring. So you really can’t count on it, but need to verify.</p>
<p>Have you seen the “Xiggi Method”? It is for SAT prep, but much of his advice will work for ACTs as well.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/68210-xiggis-sat-prep-advice.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/68210-xiggis-sat-prep-advice.html</a> </p>
<p>Also… one thing you need to be aware of is that while other posters talk about some students getting in with scores on the lower end at Swat, those students often have a hook – underrepresented minority, first generation to college, athlete, or some mind-blowing EC. So continue to work on your test scores and Swat application, but be VERY sure that you have focused in on match & safety schools you could be happy at as well. Be sure you really have looked hard at those colleges – maybe you are not mentioning all the other colleges on your list (not sure why you wouldn’t) – but the academic gap between Swat and the colleges you listed is very, very large. Just be sure you don’t want a few colleges in that gap as well. If the type of intense academic rigor Swat offers is essential to you (as I think it is to almost all accepted students), you need to think about your other colleges in that light.</p>