Ok Tulane has put us in this situation. It is DD first choice but she was deferred EA and so we have moved to ED2 because it is impossible to get in RA. That being said we are going to require 25-30K in aid and if we don’t get it, we’re not going. It is clear on the ED2 form that it is not binding if TU doesn’t give you appropriate aid. So we will roll the dice and know that we may be one of those that don’t accept the ED2 admission if the aid isn’t there. Before you cast dispersions, know that the ridiculously low RA numbers force you into this. Tulane is one of the worst violators of this in the entire country and there are plenty of articles written about their somewhat shady admissions tactics. If DD wasn’t so enthralled with the school, we wouldn’t be doing it.