<p>I don’t know about the financial aid situation, but applying ED to any school is a HUGE decision for any 17-18 year old kid. In our situation, it was a difficult decision, for us, as parents. We tried to talk our S out of ED to Vandy only because we believe pretty strongly in having options. He was in love with the school from the get-go and never waivered on his choice for ED. Perhaps, that is why some kids don’t do it. </p>
<p>I think most schools get about the same number of ED applicants every year and the ED1 pool to Vandy this year was slighter larger than last year. I imagine the same is true of the EDII pool but I don’t know.</p>