<p>^Sorry, I was directing my post at sunshinesmom.</p>
<p>I was shocked to see this was dated MARCH. Come on ppl, you got accepted into Brown ED and don’t have the common sense to withdraw your other apps? I did it within a business week!</p>
<p>I understand the concerns about those who accept ED and then accept elsewhere, but what if that individuals family financial outlook changed between the time applications were due and the time decisions were made. It’s happened to folks the last couple of years for people I know. One took early admission because it was his/her “dream school” but when one parent lost a job and a better financial offer came through, he/she was forced to take it. So just keep these things in mind.</p>
<p>That is NO excuse. You know what you’re binding yourself to when you chose ED, even if you don’t know what your financial status will be in one day or three months. That is a risk you sign to, so you have no right not to cancel those other applications UNLESS you contact the school immediately and tell them you are backing out of your ED contract (which won’t bode well if you are applying to schools they network with. those things get around, esp in the Ivies)</p>
<p>However unfortunate a change in financial need is, it does not warrant breaking a binding contract. That is UNETHICAL.</p>
<p>So is the student somehow compelled to attend, and will then be expelled when the bill can’t be paid? Imagine the horrible publicity for the school, and realize that this doesn’t happen. The school either comes up with the additional money, or the student is released without retribution.</p>