<p>do any of you guys feel bad declining a school that "loves you"? (just being a bit facetious)</p>
<p>i feel really guilty declining them. i'm working on my reply cards right now.</p>
<p>what do they do with scholarships that were given up by accepted students? do they give it to other students or save it for next year?</p>
<p>haha yeah i feel bad about it... can't i decline the schools that rejected me instead?</p>
<p>Its hard to say no to a school that was nice to you in every way.</p>
<p>Don't feel too bad, remember they admitted alot of kids.</p>
<p>Just look at it this way, if you write to them to decline an offer of admissions, they will be able to take another student from the waitlist. Perhaps, even one who had the school as a first choice.</p>
<p>It is a great experience to have good interaction with schools...and I understand it being bitter-sweet. At the same time, I'd keep the acceptance letters, if they mean that much (show them to your future kids). I kept a few myself.</p>
<p>IB</p>
<p>Lol I have a few framed on my wall (in my room though!) at home</p>
<p>My letters are in a binder. Heh-heh. ;)</p>
<p>Yeah, i'm going to feel bad declining two schools that i felt bent over backwards to give me awesome merit aid and amazing financial aid which makes the education really affordable, even due to my familys financial situation. This is especially true when i'm going to a school that costs 8k more a year. ACK! I feel so bad, not only for turning down the schools, but also because it's going to be so much more expensive.
Names of schools-
Good finaid- Lafayette college and Colgate University.
Eh Finaid- Wesleyan University.(8k more than laff a year, and 6k more than colgate a year). And they refuse to match finaid offers :-(
I'm prolly going to Wesleyan anyway.</p>
<p>Have fun in Middleton. Interesting that the other two were more conservative than Wes.</p>
<p>Really? I hope you're kidding!
Wesleyan University's in Middletown, CT, and the concensus is that it's pretty damn liberal. That really didn't play too huge of a factor in my decision though.
Oh Wesleyan, why don't you play the matching game?</p>
<p>Ride:</p>
<p>Just surprized that that the other two schools were not Grinnell, Carleton, Reed, Vassar, Macalester, etc...</p>
<p>Colgate and Lafayette are a bit more conservative.</p>
<p>IB</p>
<p>Nowhere loves me, so I can't really relate. I'm just another number as I see it. :p</p>
<p>I didn't have to decline any schools. I only applied to my dream school EA and was accepted, so I didn't bother applying anywhere else.</p>
<p>I applied ED, so I didn't have to turn anything down. However, keeping in mind that you denying their offer makes it more likely that someone who really wanted to go there can makes it seem a lot easier.</p>
<p>Also, all schools let in more students then they plan on attending, even Harvard. If everyone really accepted, they'd be in a TON of trouble.</p>
<p>Ahh! Colgate had a free app and i knew i had a shot at the money at lafayette which i guess i did haha.
Why do financial matters have to be so bloody, well bloody!
But hell, I'm going to wes!</p>
<p>kewl. Good luck!</p>