To apply ED or not?

_rentof2
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:24:05 +0000

Yup, we knew fairly well what we could expect in FA based on our financials and the ED school’s aid policies. We took that “falling in love” with a college issue off the table right from the start when he was putting together a list, visiting schools, etc. So we ended up with a nice list of colleges where he’d be very happy to attend, out of that list he had a few he was more drawn to than others. We considered the FA piece with regard to each one of those few. One of them had significantly better aid policies (as they pertained to our particular situation) than the others, and ED gave him maybe a little better shot at getting in… so we went for it.

He got in. He’ll be a junior in the fall. It was nothing but good for us. He had no regrets or second thoughts and still counts himself as very lucky to be there.