I 100% agree that it isn’t “us” that is applying. The “We” was meant to be in reference to who is financially assisting with his education.
I had a long discussion with him last night about what he wants to do and he is not interested at all in applying early. He said the college visits are helping him make a very important decision and that he doesn’t want to rush. He said he knows that he will likely need the “Accepted Student Day” to make his final choice, and feels that if he doesn’t get accepted to a college because he didn’t apply Early, than it wasn’t meant to be. He also said he has a few schools that are in the running, but not one that stands out yet. I’m very proud of how mature and introspective he is being and fully support his stance on this. It is certainly possible that, with 9 planned visits left, he will find the “one” school, but it’s also entirely possible he will have simply weeded more out. Either way, DH and I are planning on his decision not being made until after the regular decision pool.