Early Decision Choice and Strategy

ED was a wonderful thing for my D19. She had 3 favorites after visiting about 10 east coast LAC’s. We planned to visit those 3 again, and she chose which one to go to first. She shadowed a student (not overnight), went to classes, and practiced with a club team. We spent the weekend in the town, sat in coffee shops, went to a farmers market, visited nearby sights, and she walked around the campus by herself. We didn’t end up revisiting the other two schools because she felt so sure about this one.

It was actually the least reachy of the 3, although 30% acceptance rate still felt plenty reachy to us. She does have several qualities the school particularly looks for, and she was accepted ED.

She’s there now, and so happy, it’s like she’s falling in love. But maybe that would have happened at any of her favorites because like the OP said about her daughter, she’s very upbeat about college! I do think there may be something about her personality that drew her to this school in particular because she is meeting a lot of people who are kindred souls.

So, my advice would be to revisit. But if your daughter is the kind of person who’s going to commit wholeheartedly and take advantage of all opportunities, I think she would love any one of her schools. Best wishes!