<p>Hmm, reading my post again, I see your perspective and you’re right. If LolaSnickers sincerely can’t afford CMU unless they offer more aid, and only if that’s true, then it’s perfectly reasonable to say that. But it would be bargaining to accompany that statement with something like “and see, RPI admitted me EA and gave me x dollars.” </p>
<p>But as an aside, here is an interesting article advocating Early Decision:</p>
<p>[The</a> Case for Early Decision - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/the-case-for-early-decision/]The”>The Case for Early Decision - The New York Times)</p>