Admitted Early Decision But Had To Withdraw, Chances For Regular Admission?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wake Forest University
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<p>How's it going, I recently applied Early Decision to Wake Forest and was notified of acceptance in early December. However, a few weeks after that my ninety year-old grandmother was required to move into an extremely expensive nursing home, and my family could no longer promise that we could pay for Wake Forest over the full four year (I am aware WFU meets 100% of demonstrated need, but my parents had money saved for 4 years before my grandmother's relocation). The long and short of it is I had to request release from my binding agreement, and after spending a few hours on the phone with the admissions department they said they could move my application into the general applicant pool, but they could not promise I would be admitted again. Here's my info, I'm hoping someone might be able to give me some insight into my chances for regular admission?</p>

<p>I am in-state, white male with nothing on my criminal record.</p>

<p>Class Rank: 2 out of 50 (School does not report rank due to class size, but I am Junior Marshal)
GPA: 4.72(weighted), 3.98 (unweighted)
ACT: 30 (composite) (one sitting) 31 (SuperScored) *I submitted my 30 one-sitting.
PSAT: 199 (Junior Year)
AP Scores: US History-5, Biology-4
Classes: All Honors courses and will graduate with 4 APs.
Extra-Curricular: 500+ hours of volunteer work as a co-leader on missions trips to Haiti and the Dominican Republic (9 years in a row), NHS Member, Mu Alpha Theta Member, Varsity Men's Soccer (2 years), Paid internship at a law firm for a summer, iTunes Recording Artist (raise money for the missions teams), and others....
Other: I go to a college prep. private High School in North Carolina, and I am a Caucasian male with no arrests or suspensions on my record.</p>

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<p>You’ll get in. I’m sorry about your grandmother.</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>I would call Wake Forest as soon as possible. I know that at the college I work for, if a student withdraws from an ED acceptance, their application will not be considered for RD. I would fully explain the situation though to the admissions office. The majority of people who do that, do so because they think they can get a better financial aid package. Obviously that is not the case for you, but get in touch with WFU.</p>

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<p>Ya we made sure my application was moved into the Regular applicant pool via phone, and the admissions office did tell us I had a very high chance of being accepted again due to my original acceptance. I’m just worried about how our breach of the honor based commitment may cause adverse effects when the admissions department reviews my application a second time.</p>

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<p>I think things will work for you especially at a smaller school like Wake Forest where the admissions department can keep on top of the status of all applicants.</p>

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<p>Ok, that makes a big difference, you should be fine then. I thought you withdrew your ED application and then resubmitted another application. Circumstances change (especially in this economy)–you will be fine.</p>

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<p>I really hope you get in. PM me your information.</p>

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<p>Thank you all, I really hope so too. Wake seems like the perfect fit for me as a student and individual, I’m just hoping the financial side of things doesn’t cause me to have to look at the other schools I have been accepted to thus far (UNC-Chapel Hill, Elon).</p>