<p>I have had a son who got in EA and sent back the confirmation the next day, and another son who got in EA who waited until 2 weeks before the deadline. It was the right thing to do in both circumstances, based on a variety of factors for my sons.</p>
<p>Much had to do with visiting the schools and the scholarship offers that sons received with their packages. One had visited the school, the other had not seen all of his options. Once son #2 visited all of his schools, he realized where he fit better. It is also better to analyze fin aid packages if you wait till you see all of them!</p>
<p>Both kids released any schools that they couldn’t see themselves at as soon as offers came in. It was the right thing to do. They didn’t do it because anyone pressured them to do this. With EA they could have both waited until right up to May 1st because this is the standard notification deadline for rolling and EA admissions.</p>