<p>So I was just admitted to one of my safety (VERY safe at that) school, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to be elsewhere. When the time comes in a few months, how do I reject their offer of admissions? They didn't include a card or anything so do I just write a letter? They already gave me my e-mail and stuff even though I haven't even enrolled so I'm really confused.</p>
<p>How'd you get admitted in September? =O Just wondering, what school is it?</p>
<p>Office of Admission
X College </p>
<p>Dear Sirs,</p>
<p>thank you for extending an offer of admission. Unfortunately I have decided to enroll elsewhere.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Student</p>
<p>You can also use their site with your password to notify them</p>
<p>Or you can just not enroll... it's not as if you're required to tell them (it becomes obvious when you haven't said you're in by the May 1st deadline...)</p>
<p>Please tell them. That will give them the option of extending an offer to someone else. (Johnson181, how would you feel if a college didn't respond to your application, but just figured, "Heck, if we don't say anything by April 1, it'll become obvious . . ."?)</p>
<p>Chedva- schools specifically state that they will tell you when they'll let you know if you're in or not.<br>
On the other hand, there is nothing that says you have to respond back to them.</p>
<p>A college wouldn't just not reply, seeing as how a school not responding to you simply means (generally) that something is missing from your file or there was an error made.
Also, colleges are obligated to respond to you since you paid an application fee (and going back to the whole bit where they say they'll let you know about acceptance/rejection before you apply); unless a college is paying me to respond, I would feel no obligation what so ever.</p>
<p>Personally, knowing how my schedule is going to look around May 1st of next year (finals week as well as quite a few other things), the last thing on my mind will be "oh, I should definitely let safety school x know that I've decided not to go there afterall" even though I have a thousand other things to do that are far more important.
Now, however, if I think of it come May, I may just inform them; but it's certainly not a priority of mine.</p>
<p>How hard is it to take an hour or two of your time to send a 1 sentence letter? It's the right thing to do, not to mention it's polite and it helps free up some spots for those poor waiting list kids.</p>
<p>Wow, thanks for all the responses! I mean I am DEFINITELY sending a letter, I just wasn't sure how to go about it.</p>