<p>What is the proper way to rescind applications once accepted elsewhere? Specifiy the university you will be attending in the fall after being accepted early decision or simply rescind the application without any specifics?</p>
<p>Thanks for all your feedback. My son applied early decision and is now enrolled at Colgate U. We knew it was the right one when he indicated it gave him the same feeling as going to his sleepaway camp. We did the tour, parent meeting, he met the admissions officer, had lunch in the dining hall, visited the music department and spent some time talking to the department secretary, met with a student who attends - friend of the family, etc., etc., walked around town and had dinner, etc., etc. My son also had the opportunity to meet with the admissions officer two additional times at his high school - once vor a high school visit and again for a regional visit hosted by our high school. He also loves sports and being division 1 was another factor. </p>
<p>BTW, we also visited F&M, Lehigh, Lafayette, Bucknell & Muhlenberg. I think my son would have been happy at any of these colleges but Colgate did the best selling job resulting in his early decision application to help to boost his chances.</p>
<p>cooper11: Congratulations and thanks for providing your list of schools. My S (only a HS soph) absolutely loves Lehighā¦ he also said it felt like his sleepaway camp! Obviously, it is very early in his search but Iām definitely interested in your list. Thanks! And best of luck to your S!</p>
<p>Congratulations on Colgate. My D1ās hs friend just graduated from Colgate and she is half Jewish (wrong half) but she loved all four years there. </p>
<p>I was hoping that you would have posted your sonās test scores since āA studentā is meaningless in college admissions without that variable. Most of the threads on CC for A students and B students have kids who also have great test scores (over 2000 and many of them are over 2150!).</p>
<p>Congratulations on Colgate!!</p>
<p>What if your kid hated sleepaway camp?</p>
<p>Check out the āColgateā discussion links and look for posts by Cooper11. It goes into great detail in a āchance meā post I did for my son including his grades, activities, etc. I know Colgate was a stretch in terms of his SAT since the reading and writing were below ave. (although still pretty good). However, applying early decision and not applying for aid helped quite a bit. Iām also convinced his interest in music helped a great deal since there were a reference to it added on his acceptance letter.</p>
<p>What was it about sleep-away camp that your kid hated? The kids? the counselors?facilities? being away from home? The activities? How far was it? How did you pick the camp? Did you know others who went there? Is your kid athletic? artistic? outgoing? shy? Did you meet the directors? did you visit? was the camp in session? What grade was he/she going into when started? Was everyone on the bunk new that year? I happen to work as a marketing representative helping parents find the best fit for sleep-away camps. If your kid hated sleep-away camp, he/she wonāt give you the response I received when I asked my son how do you know this is the college for you. However, personally, I never went to sleep-away camp and had no problem adjusting when I went away from home - to college for the first time. Does your kid show interest in going away to college or would he prefer to live at home and go to school locally? talk to him/her and ask!</p>
<p>Congratulations on your sonās Colgate acceptance. Both my son and a niece are graduates and loved Colgate.</p>
<p>Nice to hear Morrisman. What were their majors and what are they doing today? How did the workload compare to high school? What activities were they involved in? Do you recall what the best dorms were? Do you think ED kids get any priority in dorm requests? The website says there is no priority. Also, what places do you recommend to stay for visiting weekend? Thanks!</p>
<p>Cooper, I think that your son should email the admissions dept for each of the other schools he applied to, and notify them that he as accepted ED to Colgate, and please withdraw his application. This happens all the time, and it is fair to other hopeful applicants to have someone withdrawn from consideration if they have no intention of attending.</p>