<p>I also understand your points, but I’m not as quick to resign.</p>
<p>“reducing spots in the RD round”</p>
<p>That is the issue. If a college admits a large ED pool, which often occurs, only a select few regular decision spots are available; subsequently, an applicant will have to compete with the best of the best students; students whom might not even want to attend. </p>
<p>“so they will admit certain number of students with money and ‘reasonable’ merit from the ED pool”</p>
<p>Quite a few unviersities are need-blind, so financial matters should not even be a factor while considering candidates for Early Decision. Also, that statement fosters the attitude that a person can buy their way into college.</p>