Hi, after committed and paid tuition deposit, can i change my mind to go to another college which accepts me as RD?
Thanks,
No.
Didn’t you, a parent and your guidance counselor sign the form stating that you understood it was a binding commitment?
There might be moral and legal wiggle room if the FA package came back at substantially less than what was given when you ran the NPC before applying.
Of course you can change your mind. No one can force you to attend place #1 if you decide not to do so.
However, the college that admitted you ED may be miffed enough to never admit another student from your high school who applies ED. It also is possible that the guidance office at your high school will be ticked off about this because it makes them look bad, and so may make it difficult for you to send your final grades to place #2 after you graduate in the spring.
If you aren’t certain that your ED is your absolute first choice, don’t apply ED.
The time to withdraw is BEFORE the decision comes out. You are welcome to ask them to change your application from ED to RD. Once you’ve received a decision to admit you, you are ethically obligated to withdraw any other applications unless you can not afford to attend because of a significant change in financial circumstance or you received much less aid than the NPC suggested.
No you can’t be forced to attend - but no school wants a student who is there reluctantly. You do make your school - and your guidance counselor - look bad. That said, if you are truly unhappy, you can ask to withdraw and forfeit your deposit. The school may take pity on you - or decide that having you on campus wouldn’t be worth it.
Since you inquired about ED at Northwestern – if this question is a serious consideration, you’d do yourself and NU a great favor by eschewing ED anywhere. There’s nothing wrong with that whatsoever.
After you committed and deposited for ED you are Required to pull all your applications. How do you get an RD admission then?
I guess you can Gap Year
Some schools share ED lists with each other. So there’s a chance if you reneg you won’t get in anywhere else
If I was an admissions officer and a student asked to be let go from ED, I’d let him go. Why would I want to force a student to attend the college if he doesn’t want to? I mean a college can’t actually force anyone to attend. Now, if you have an RD admission offer that’s still valid, you could try talking to your ED college and request that they release you from the ED agreement.
or…you could just refrain from ED. Them’s the rules!
Thank you guys for your posts. Other people told me before that if admitted as ED, you don’t need to go. I was confused because ED is binding. So i came here to ask. Financial aid is big issue for me. I am afraid i might not afford the tuition if ED school doesn’t give me.
Thanks again.
@YMBA6688 It depends on the school obviously, but I’ve heard that schools where ED is an option generally are more generous with FA packages to students who are committed to attend. Remember, they WANT you there – that’s why they accept you, after all. Assuming you get in, you should work with the FA office to try and squeeze out the best package possible. If you straight up cannot afford even after consulting the office or appealing your initial package, then the school will let you withdraw.
Did you run the net price calculator for your ED school? It is on the financial aid web page. Do it now if you haven’t. It may not be accurate if your parents are divorced, own a small business, or have rental property – in those cases, it may show more aid than you would actually get.
The only reason you are allowed to get out of an ED commitment is if the FA is not sufficient, and it is hard to make that argument if the NPC is accurate and the price comes in close to that.