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<p>It’s not the expectation of the school that issues the SCEA/EA offer that is relevant here. Of course EA/SCEA is not binding. Of course the college does not expect an immediate acceptance. Nor do other students have the right to demand that a peer immediately accept an EA/SCEA offer. </p>
<p>What some parents here are saying is that when an EA/SCEA acceptance comes in, it’s appropriate for the student to take a hard look at his/her outstanding applications. Let’s face it. After a jackpot early acceptance, it’s likely that some safeties, matches, and even a few reaches can be eliminated from the list. Withdrawing them is just the decent thing to do. Kids who amass acceptances for sport after an EA acceptance should not be surprised when they fail to generate good will among peers and their “hysterical parents,” as you have called them.</p>