<p>Just as a slightly tangential comment, some 30 years ago when I was a HS Senior, I applied ED to Swarthmore and was accepted. Our neighbor, who went to Villanova (just down the street from Swat, sort of) started telling us how Swat was full of eggheads who were incredibly boring and no fun at all and he couldn’t imagine going there (nice guy huh?) I had a few weeks of panic and terror, even making a separate trip there to reassure myself. Let’s just say, he had his own axe to grind and meant nothing in the end. He was wrong. Your kid will likely have other options, keep them open, visit on “admitted student” days, and get the real story. Best wishes.</p>