<p>Early</a> College Applications Are Due Today - NYTimes.com</p>
<p>thought folks might be interested in reading this.</p>
<p>Wow. Folks might be interested in reading that if it weren’t utterly without content. Actually, it’s not utterly without content, but 100% of the content consists of the fact that the author is president of some association of school college counselors and says it’s
OK not to apply early to private colleges (without explaining why). She says there are lots of confusing early plans and does nothing to help anyone sort them out. She doesn’t even mention – not even in passing, not even a hint – the critical financial aid issue with binding early decision. She hints at, but doesn’t address, the notion that early applications get preferential treatment. She DOES forthrightly and courageously say that early applications are fashionable now.</p>
<p>Did that actually appear in the New York Times, or is it limited to cyberspace?</p>
<p>The reader comments on the article are excellent, and zoom right in on the financial aid issue.</p>
<p>I kept on wondering “where is the beef?”</p>
<p>The comments on “The Choice” blog (where this was posted) were and are actually better than the article itself…</p>
<p>rodney- I agree!</p>
<p>Most private college counselors don’t know or care about financial aid considerations, since many of their clients aren’t concerned about that. The author of the blog certainly demonstrated that!</p>
<p>I don’t believe it’s fair or accurate to paint all counselors with the broad brush that they don’t care about financial aid considerations for their clients.</p>
<p>I would agree that the author of this article presented such a brief essay with very little helpful information. I am not sure what the point of the article was. Venting about the early process? Applying early can be beneficial for students, depending upon their circumstances.</p>
<p>Don’t forget that the NYT reported that Woodstock was a minor music festival in upstate NY! They don’t get everything right and when they report on the “latest” trends in our culture, I find that they are usually 5-10 years behind. Read with a couple of grains of salt.</p>
<p>I agree that The Choice blog is relatively untimely and unhelpful to most applicants and parents. Additionally, the blogger (JS) and the NYT have come under heavy criticism for selling college advice in the form of a “course” he and the NYT offer via their online “university”.</p>