<p>ED is already vanishing at many top schools. Many people misconstrue it, confusing it with the similar sounding EA. Honestly, instead of removing it, I would like stricter enforcement of ED policies. It seems curious to me that amny families are pleading poverty after spending all that money on extracurriculars, application fees, deposits, etc. Schools should require a nonrefundable deposit upon admission and should notify all other schools about an ED acceptance so that any applications that students dishonestly file elsewhere are automatically rejected. People need to learn about personal responsibility; we’ve seen it collapse at Wall Street, and the roots of that kind of callous, morally bankrupt behavior is parents teaching their kids that they can make commitments and break them without risk or penalty.</p>