<p>For many schools, you would have a better chance of acceptance ED. I don’t know what the differential are between ED and RD at Haverford. But what you gain in acceptance chances, you lose more in your options. The way it works for ED is that you have to make that decision to take their acceptance and aid offers pretty much on the spot and withdraw your other applications. If your family is ok about paying up to $50K+++ a year for your college, that’s one thing, but if they are not, then you need to look at some scholarship and low cost options as well.</p>
<p>My one son had stats similar to yours, and got only one full ride offer from an in state school. But the other costs varied from under $20K to close to $60K. He ended up picking something in the middle and negotiated a bit more merit money from them as he had offers that were more generous than the school he liked. If he had applied ED, he would not have known what his options were.</p>
<p>Full rides are very difficult to get even for kids with high stats , especially from schools that are well known and selective. They are true lottery tickets. My son did not get any of those. But a number of schools may come up with some nice merit numbers. Keep your options open.</p>