@Cue7 @runswimyoga @Much2learn Seems like Penn ED applicants could skew even further toward the wealthy end, as a few others might shy away due to the new rules? Maybe that’s the demographic they want? Or, maybe they want the internationals and others to not be able to play ED/EA/RD games as easily with the top schools? Maybe Penn is seeing a trend toward lying and breaking ED agreements that they want to try to nip in the bud before it gets worse?
I know my comments above repeat what everyone has already been saying, but I will say that I heard more about breaking ED agreements this year than I ever have in the past. No one seems as afraid of ED as they used to be. Until last fall, I didn’t even know you could break an ED agreement for financial reasons. I always thought it was carved in stone that you had to go. My older son applied ED2 to a school five years ago, so I am not a novice to the concept, but I definitely didn’t know about the games some people play until reading this thread.