<p>What happens if you break an ED contract? My beta is applying to an easy-to-get into school ED but is applying to MIT early action. What if he gets into both schools, and is forced to attend the ED school? If he receives the MIT acceptance decision first, can he withdraw the ED application to go to MIT?</p>
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<p>your solution: don’t apply ED to the easy to get into school – apply RD</p>
<p>Too late; he already applied and is now wondering whether he made the right decision.</p>
<p>My real question was whether receiving one admittance offer first would enable withdrawal of the ED application</p>
<p>No. If he gets into the ED school, he can forget about MIT. </p>
<p>It’s not too late to call the school, say that you have second thoughts about committing, and ask to change the ED to RD.</p>
<p>What was the benefit of applying ED to a school where acceptance was certain?</p>
<p>It is not too late. Call the admission office and change it to RD.</p>
<p>If MIT finds out he broke his ED contract they will likely rescind him. Colleges do share that information.</p>
<p>It is quite easy RIGHT NOW to change the ED application to RD. Just call the admissions office at the ED school (or email if you are international, but be sure you hear back from them to confirm). You could end up with no admissions to a good college if you try to pull this trick. And it will also make it very difficult for students from your school following you in future years, as this is considered very unethical and damages the reputation of your high school or secondary school.</p>