<p>As a parent of a child who was strung along on a waitlist until mid-July, by which time it really was too late for her to emotionally and logistically make the transition to the school that finally thought she was good enough to select (or they finally had an opening for which she “fit”), it angers me to read about students and parents who just can’t make up their minds by the deadline every student in the country is asked to honor, May 1. This is the height of self-centeredness, in my opinion. There are always students waiting for the spot your student was offered and is too selfish, or rather self-focused to relinquish until it may be too late to benefit someone else. Get a grip and make a decision, and make it one that won’t potentially damage the prospects of someone else.</p>