<p>Is it possible? Like if I got an EA acceptance before ED acceptance, can I cancel the ED application? It would probably be like days after the EA decision though which is pretty sketchy.</p>
<p>Why don’t you call the ED college rather than rely upon guesses here on College Confidential? Or have your GC do it.</p>
<p>You can change your application from ED to regular but you better check with college as to the last date you can do that before decision is released because waiting until the last minute may be too late.</p>
<p>If you have changed your mind and would rather attend the EA school if admitted, then don’t apply ED or write (today) and ask that your ED app be considered in the RD round instead.</p>
<p>OTOH, if you are gaming the system…it is beyond “sketchy”.</p>
<p>The OP hasn’t violated the spirit of either the EA or ED schools’ agreement, bluebayou. He/she is asking if, by chance the EA decision is reached first, can the ED application be withdrawn immediately. To me, that seems legitimate.</p>
<p>I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. By applying ED, the OP is making a written agreement with the ED college that s/he WILL matriculate if admitted. Not, ‘will matriculate if admitted before EA college makes a decision and mails out their letters…’ Not, ‘you are really my second choice, ED college, bcos I will only come if I don’t get into EA school first…’ </p>
<p>Sorry, but I do see that as a violation of the “spirit” of ED, particularly since the timing differential is only a matter of “days” not weeks. In other words, ED college is in the process of stuffing acceptances.</p>
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<p>Would it make any difference to your thinking, T26E4, if the two schools were say MIT (EA) and Columbia-Engineering ED?</p>
<p>T26 is right. There is nothing wrong with applying to an EA school (or a rolling admit school) and an ED school. If the applicant is happy with the EA s/he can cancel the ED app.
At that point the OP will still not have been admitted…</p>
<p>^Exactly. The OP can withdraw now, right? What’s the last date withdrawal from ED is allowed? What if an early notification school like UMich says to him/her tonight: Here’s a spot, here’s your FA package.</p>
<p>If the OP is ecstatic, by all means I’d support his/her call to the ED school tomorrow morning saying: thanks but no thanks. The ED school gets another spot to offer someone else. No blood, no foul.</p>
<p>That’s my rationale at least.</p>
<p>Any offer may be withdrawn before it is accepted, unless the offeror has made a commitment to keep it open for a set period of time and consideration has been given. There is no agreement until the ED school accepts the offer by offering admission under the ED program. Therefore, there is no agreement to breach.</p>
<p>However, it does appear that you are playing with matches, if not fire.</p>
<p>Didn’t know when I posted before that this would become a discussion of the propriety of doing what the OP suggests. Then I saw the example of what if he was applying EA MIT and ED Columbia. That to me would be the perfect situation of the right thing to do. Everyone knows that chances for MIT are low and stats needed are outrageously high. If the applicant would love to go to MIT but if not would prefer Columbia over all others than MIT, then I would consider his actions both fair and wise.</p>
<p>The “spirit” of ED at Columbia (just for an example):</p>
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<p>Like I posted earlier, I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree.</p>
<p>An ED app is supposed to be sent to your number one favorite school, to your dream school. This is clearly not the case with the OP.</p>
<p>You can switch your ED to rolling tomorrow with a simple phone call or an e-mail to your admissions officer.</p>
<p>a lot of thoughtful replies here
you guys hit it spot on when you guys talked about engineering for MIT and another Ivy
I know that my chances for MIT are kind of low but there is always the chance that I will be accepted because I bring a lot of different stuff to the table
I would love to go to Cornell engineering but if MIT accepted me first and Cornell hasn’t gotten to me yet, I think most people would accept that its a no brainer that MIT is the best choice
I know ethically it might not be extremely sound but it would give another person at Cornell a spot and technically I don’t think I would be breaking any contracts
I will check with Cornell for sure though</p>
<p>I hate to agree with blue bayou after he dissed me in another forum but even though EA is not binding ED is binding and the common application forces you to agree to only enter into EA or ED with one school and sign and affidavit saying so. Now MIT uses the non common application but I am pretty sure they can still access the common affidavit which would tell them in fact that you violated their EA agreement by applying ED to another school. Its very straight forward. Apply EA, Applly ED but choose one school to do it with…I am not sure about applying to multiple schools EA since that is not binding but backing out of the ED is for sure gaming the system–sorry but that is the fact…i doubt you will get away with it and you may end your relationship with a school you may want to attend simply for your impatience. MIT is harder to get into EA also not easier!</p>