Am I allowed to apply to other colleges even though I committed to Yale REA?

[bigbluebelugawhale]

I’m making the last minute decision to apply to Brown + Stanford for financial aid purposes.

However… I clicked “accept offer” on Yale’s portal a few weeks before. Is this decision binding? Could I get rescinded if I choose to apply to other colleges even though I “committed.”

Of course, I am allowed to change this decision to “decline offer” whenever I want, but I’d need to email my regional officer. Should I let them know what I’m doing or is my situation fine? I don’t want to risk getting rescinded.

[skieurope]

You will absolutely, positively not get a better FA offer from Brown vs Yale. So don’t waste your time.

You probably won’t get a better offer from Stanford, though it’s possible.

Having said that, you’re not telling the whole story. You sent your financial documents late to Yale. You accepted your offer before receiving your FA offer. So to be clear on concept, the predicament is your doing

You also have a very long thread, that you’re welcome to keep going, but this question is really a continuation of that thread. So keep the discussion there.

Accepted Yale REA. Should I apply to other schools for financial aid?

Hello all, I was recently accepted into Yale REA… but I didn’t fill my CSS profile before the priority deadline so my package is coming in late. I ran my information through Yale’s NPC and it said I had to pay around 65k year to attend. I ran the same info into other NPCs like Princeton’s and Harvard’s and it ended up being around the same price. My question now is whether I should apply to other elite institutions so I can compare the aid packages and in the case that there is something higher than Yale’s, negotiate with their financial office for more money. Currently, the 65k/year would be a burden on my family, despite Yale being 100% my top choice.