<p>Hi guys! I have been admitted to my top choice university in the USA. I have already committed to it and everything...</p>
<p>I was wondering though...
I have absolutely no intention of accepting a place in another school because a) I obviously don't want to and b) it will result in my top choice rescinding its offer.
However, until when do I have to withdraw all my other applications and cancel all my other acceptances?</p>
<p>My problem is that I live in a country to which mail gets slowly and some schools like Princeton and Williams require a reply only via snail mail. So I cannot respond to them until their mail gets to me...
Does this count as holding more than one place? Or would holding more than one place mean actually committing to 2 schools simultaneously? </p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>PS: I searched the forum, but could not find any other thread about that, so sorry if such a thread already exists and I am still asking...
PS2: I cannot get in touch with my college counselor because my school is on a spring break till April 16 and he doesn't check his email while not at school.</p>
<p>Until you affirmatively respond to an offer of admission, you aren’t holding a place at a school. It is they who are holding the place for you, and of course many schools could be simultaneously holding a place for you between the time you are advised of acceptance and the deadline to respond. You aren’t required to respond to offers at all–if a school hasn’t received your acceptance of their offer by the deadline, that will operate as a refusal, though of course it’s simple courtesy to notify a school as soon as you know you won’t be attending.</p>
<p>Thanks!!!
Of course I will notify them as soon as possible…I just don’t know whether or not I would be able to do so within the allotted time period considering how long paper mail takes to deliver/ receive here…</p>
<p>You can check your admission status by calling the school or, if available, using the school’s online portal for applicants. You can then use email to advise them that you do not wish to attend. To make the process even simpler, just email them that although you have not received your decision yet, you do not intend to enroll.</p>