Why doesn’t the Common App just say that?“We’ve reviewed as a team and agree with your point that it could be worded more clearly, so we’ll be discussing internally about how to make edits for future application cycles,” Ms. Steele said in an email. (My request to talk this out over the phone was not successful.)So how best to proceed, given that early decision isn’t going away?I consulted Angel B. Pérez, the chief executive of the admission counseling association, who previously oversaw the enrollment operation at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Together, we came up with some points students and parents should consider.If you’re in the thick of it now, with acceptance letter in hand but a troubling financial aid offer, consider two things.First, and most importantly, you must do what is right for you — and only for you. But there is a right way to ask for more money (or wal …
