<p>I have a question about breaking an early decision contract. My parents convinced me to apply ED into a college that i never intended to ED to. Since I got in, I withdrew my US applications and found my UCAS account closed by my school. However, I do not want to attend the university I got into. Is there a way for me to break the contract, or should I just do a year in the USA, and start trying to transfer to the UK?</p>
<p>Not an expert in this, but for foreign students, breaking ED may have less consequences. Not recommended, particularly if you ever want to study here, but there shouldn’t be any consequences in your home country like there is for US students. I’d suggest contacting the school and telling them you’ve just decided coming to the US is too far away from home. They might let you out pretty easily if you use that angle.</p>
<p>Bad way to start an academic career.</p>
<p>If you got into the college and got sufficient financial aid, why don’t you attend the college?
It won’t affect anything for UCAS (you’ll still be considered based on your ALevel results and wouldn’t be considered a transfer) and you’ll have a good year in another country.
- I am assuming that your parents can pay since they pushed you to apply to that college.</p>
<p>Hmm, more context is needed here. I’m a US student living abroad, but according to the US university I’m an international student. </p>
<p>If you’re a US student living abroad, typically you’re considered international for admissions (ie, you’re compared to standards applicable to the country you’re studying in, as it’d make no sense to look at how many Aps you took etc) but American for financial aid purpose (ie., fill out FAFSA and CSS Profile.)</p>
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not technically correct. YES, they’ll examine the student’s grades/scores in the context of the international school. But the student will not be lumped together with the much more competitive international pool – which typically has the most stringent admit quotas.</p>
<p>Any chance you can just take a gap year and start over? It sounds like you and your parents aren’t in agreement about the best place for you to study. </p>
<p>Under no circumstances are you required to attend the ED college you were accepted to! Your ED agreement simply requires you to withdraw other applications (which you’ve done). It does not, under any circumstances, compel you to attend.</p>
<p>Obviously, this is something you’ll need to work out with your parents, if they’re providing financial support for your college education . . . but the college itself has no say in the matter. If you don’t want to attend school there, then don’t - it’s as simple as that. Just let the college know that you’ve decided not to enroll.</p>
<p>You may need to take a year off and apply all over again, but withdrawing from your ED contract this year will have no impact on your applications next year.</p>
<p>I’m so sorry it turned out this way for you. 
Best of luck with whatever you decide!!!</p>