<p>I recently was accepted to UIUC (so happy, great school, one of my top choices), but I want to hear from other schools before I make a decision.</p>
<p>However, I accidentally accepted my offer (I was in excitement and wasn't thinking straight, you can say). Does this mean I am locked into going to UIUC? I didn't pay any fees yet to UIUC after my acceptance, and when I log in, it gives me an option to reject the offer, but I don't want to reject it yet because I am afraid I cant accept once I do. </p>
<p>Can I wait and see offers from other schools, or is it like ED, where I have to withdraw my other applications and decisions?</p>
<p>UIUC’s EA is non-binding and anyone who accepts now can withdraw acceptance at any time. Just make sure you don’t apply for housing while you are waiting to hear from elsewhere because that requires a deposit which can be lost if you later withdraw.</p>
<p>I just did the same thing because I too was not thinking straight haha
So just to be clear, other colleges that I applied to won’t know about this right? Because I don’t want them to trash my application if they know I accepted my offer to another college…</p>
<p>They won’t know and it makes no difference. You can accept at UIUC and then withdraw come May when you make final decision and both UIUC and all the other colleges you apply to allow that.</p>