That’s a creative approach. The coin toss (with gut reaction to the way it lands) and, when there are more to decide, pair 2 at a time to create a choice hierarchy, are tried and true strategies that have been around for years. In this case, the OP (@RomanHistorian) shouldn’t be surprised if, even after the decision is made, that the student continues to waffle and second guess themselves. It’s ok to sit on the fence, as both choices are great. Different but great. My late dad used to have a term for people that were on the fence about something- he called them “mugwumps” because when they sat on the fence they had their mug on one side and their “wump” on the other 
. Here’s to mugwumps ! It’s ok to be ambivalent.
One last way to think about it- if the student had been WL or denied by one of the schools, which would they have been more upset about?
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Thanks. These are great ideas. My kid still hasn’t decided which school to attend.
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Our first kid decided April 30…but we had a payment glitch, but it ended up being fine. BUT for second kid, we set an April 28 decision date…just in case.
We only talked to our kids about colleges after acceptances if they had specific questions to ask us. We had already agreed that any of the schools to which they applied were fine, and we could pay the full cost at any school they chose.
It was very exciting when they came to us with their decision (and a request to use our credit card for the deposit).
You all will get there! And your kids will make great choices!
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D24 picked Williams tonight. We are all happy for her (and relieved, too!)
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