<p>commitment letter to Yale = engagement
attending Brown's open house and visiting Harvard = bachelorette party
sending in enrollment letter = marriage</p>
<p>... I have no idea why I thought of this. Maybe this is just what it is and I'll end up at Yale despite my last minute thoughts.</p>
<p>It would make my life a whole lot simpler if it were binding.</p>
<p>It could very well hurt future applicants from your school. If you are not yet 18 (or weren't when you signed the letter) it is impossible that it could be interpreted to be legally binding, and even if you were that seems really unlikely.
And ignoring any moral obligations, I'd choose Yale over Princeton and Brown any day. I wouldn't treat it as a binding agreement when you make your decision (as that could lead to regret later on) but I do hope that you make the right choice and choose Yale in the end.</p>
<p>it's not Brown, it's PLME. </p>
<p>If one school offered alot mroe financial aid than Yale, and you truly beleive that it will be better for you and your family, please don't go to Yale. I'm trying to be as objective as possible here. Don't go just because of this letter. Go where your heart tells you to!</p>
<p>hey, suburbian, first off, congrats</p>
<p>second, i feel like this is an issue of "you reap what you sow"...I firmly belong to the camp that would never write a "you are my first-choice" letter...but you did it expecting that it would get you somewhere...so I'd feel morally obligated</p>
<p>sorry, that didn't make much sense :) jetlagged...</p>
<p>do you guys realize how many people write first choice letters and don't get in? </p>
<p>Yale knows it is the first choice of a vast majority of those that apply. You aren't the only one loved Yale.</p>
<p>In the end do what makes you happy, it would be stupid to let something like this force you into making a decision that you might be unhappy with. Good luck.</p>