Sr. Parents: Question about ED

jrpar
Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:09:59 +0000

ED was a great choice for my son. He clearly favored one school - and the adults around him all thought it was a great fit for him. ED does provide a boost in your chances at this school, although his stats put him at the high end for admission in any event, so ED was not a strategic play for him. This school was rated a “likely” for him by his school college counselor. He was not interested in taking a shot at the less likely schools on his list simply for prestige reasons - he just liked the ED school the most.

I encouraged him to spend the night at the school BEFORE applying ED - so that he would be sure it was the right choice - and I would recommend that others do this too.

He’s never wavered in his enthusiasm - if anything his enthusiasm has grown over the past few months. In February we all went to watch a hockey game at the school - at one point I watched him look around at the huge crowd - hundreds of students, many dressed in the school’s color and/or sweatshirts, etc. - and I’ll always remember the look of pure joy on his face. He is really looking forward to being there.

I’m glad it worked out this way for him. Several of his friends who are now making their decisions among RD acceptances are very stressed out about it. I think my son was very lucky that the choice was so clear for him.