<p>ED can be a wonderful thing for a kid who knows that a school is his or her absolute, no looking back first choice. That said, it is troubling to me to see that some schools use ED to manipulate numbers and rankings, and that it is also used as a way to "filter in" some of the weathier candidates. My S was one of the lucky ones - he no longer has to wait and worry over acceptances and got into the school of his dreams, but that doesn't mean that it's for everyone or that it's fair to everyone.</p>