Is applying ED/EA extremely competitive for selective schools?

GolfFather
Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:36:13 +0000

If you ask for financial aid, there’s no way to know for sure … until you apply ED and, if admitted, get the financial aid offer.
If the offer is insufficient, you say thanks but no thanks, and apply elsewhere RD.



And wasted the one ED app.
As you say, the NPC gives a pretty good estimate.
Plus, Financial Aid offices will give a “pre read.”

Everyone has their own opinion but I’ll stick by my four simple rules.