<p>So like i know i put down RD on my application but i have the opportunity to change it to ED.I really do like the school and what it offers. The question is, should i commit to this school and change it to ED? How is the financial aid package? I'm extremely low income(EFC=0) so is it a good idea to ED? I want to study chemical engineering. If I should commit, tell me reasons why. Also, hows the area like? Is it hard to get around outside of campus without a car? Are there local clinics and hospitals around that area? Are there coffee shops and stores on campus? I need to know ASAP!</p>
<p>It is not usually wise to go ED if you need a lot of financial aid. However, when we visited RIT they specifically said that if the financial aid is not good enough, you can get out of the ED commitment. So if you are switching to ED hoping for a better chance of admissions, maybe. Some of the majors are more competitive to get into. I don’t know about chem engineering. You should see where your test scores compare to the accepted students - SAT mid 50% range 1790-2030, ACT range 28-32.</p>
<p>My son does not have a car and there are shuttles to Target, etc. Also, he has several friends who have cars there. I know there is a hospital at the U of Rochester, about 3 miles away. There is a health clinic on campus, and places to get coffee. I don’t think he ventures off campus much, except to go grocery shopping or to a movie.</p>
<p>Thanks:). So, usually people take buses to other places?</p>
<p>RIT does not guarantee to meet full need. Switching to ED means that you’ll have to decide if their package is good enough without knowing what you could have gotten elsewhere. So your options are:
- Accept the ED offer, which may mean paying more than you would have at some other school (but you’ll never know!) or paying more than you can afford (because if you’ve decided that you’ll only accept the ED offer if it comes with a total cost to you of $5k, if they give you an offer that comes in at $6k or $7k, it’s hard to stick to your line in the sand over what sounds like not much money, particularly because you don’t know if your alternative is #3.)
- Turn down the ED offer, and end up with a better offer at a different school
- Turn down the ED offer, and end up only with worse offers at different schools</p>
<p>If you stick to RD, you get everyone’s offers on the table at once.</p>
<p>I don’t see an ED II listed on the RIT website, it’s odd that the OP was offered ED at this late a date. They should start sending out regular decisions soon, I think people got them mid-February in previous years.</p>
<p>if you need money under no circumstances should you apply ED</p>
<p>I already got accepted to 2 other schools and idk if that means i can still switch to ED for RIT. they said i could switch it to ED and that i seem like a good candidate. The last day i could switch is Feb1st! They aren’t done with ED applicants that’s why. The problem is, i would need a full ride or atleast almost a full ride, my parents may help chip in at most $1,000 for like books, personal expenses and transportation and food. I would need aid to cover housing and tuition. The only thing stopping me from EDing to RIT is basically the money. otherwise i would really go.</p>
<p>Read excellent post #4 again. Now ask yourself, what is there to be gained by converting to ED? Why not just let things ride until you have all your financial aid options on the table to compare?</p>
<p>Don’t apply ED if you’re that worried about paying. Not a good idea at all.</p>
<p>Alrighttt thanks I guess this means i should stick to RD. I feel better now :)</p>