<p>The ED acceptance letter says (almost threatening) that I have to withdraw my other applications, do I really have to do so? Will they actually find out? Not that I'm trying to be greedy and applying to better schools, it's just that I already submitted my UC apps in November, and because they're much cheaper, I'd like to leave that option open. Is it possible for me to do so, or will they actually check and revoke my Cornell acceptance?</p>
<p>ED is a contractual agreement to withdraw all other apps--you could be in serious trouble if you do not. Special conditions if you have sudden financial hardship--so I have heard.</p>
<p>if your financial aid package doesn't make an education at cornell possible, you can break the binding contract. however, if you don't withdraw your other applications, cornell has the right to blacklist you at other schools in the country, as well as revoke your admission. it's binding. that's part of ED.</p>
<p>Remember the contract you signed when you applied ED? If yours was like the one my son signed to apply ED at another college, your parents signed it too, and maybe even your guidance counselor, and it stated that you understood you were promising to attend Cornell and to withdraw other apps if you were accepted. It meant what it said, and when you signed it, you agreed to it. Colleges do check with one another on this and they blacklist people who break the contract. As others have stated, financial hardship might get you out of it, but not otherwise.</p>
<p>yes they can track u by ss# then if they find out u get kicked out of cornell and the other schools u applyed to hello community college</p>
<p>I would suggest withdrawing them ASAP.</p>
<p>i'm not going to withdraw anything until cornell tells me of their financial aid decision...so it's still legitimate. it should be ok to keep your other apps open if you don't know how much cornell will give you, especially if paying 40k is a hardship.</p>
<p>i thought you could leave state schools in place in case of financial problems?</p>
<p>Withdraw them asap, you're talking the spots of other kids.</p>
<p>why is it spanksII, what happened to spanks</p>
<p>I got banned or something. The name still exists, but I can't post or anything. Weird.</p>
<p>lol <em>thumbs up</em></p>
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<li>good news! the cornell admissions office said that they'll still receive mail sent to 346 pine tree road :) screw you common app!</li>
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<p>yeah you should withdraw.. these people here are gonna try to bite your head off for it.. not really but yeah. although they do have waitlists so you actually wont really be taking another students place if you dont go there. okay yeah im not supporting this so dont go all anal on me again</p>
<p>Why did you do ED in the first place?</p>
<p>but we shouldn't withdraw until we get the official letter right? because i haven't even gotten it yet...</p>
<p>Be careful about this...
If Cornell finds out you didn't withdraw, they might blacklist your school too, making it hard for future Cornell applicants after you to get in. Make sure the terms are explicit and clear and you know exactly what they want and exactly what they're asking for.</p>
<p>Don't listen to these kids. I called the office. My financial aid award is running late and she told me I could even delay my $400 reservation past the deadline if my award came too late in the mail to make a decision. You can wait to withdraw your apps until you've seen the financial aid package. They don't expect kids to take that sort of leap of faith.</p>
<p>Leap of faith? OP is already going to Cornell, courtesy of ED.</p>
<p>bongo, what abt int'ls . since we don't get aid if we apply ED, can we wait and c the aid packages we get from other places???</p>
<p>I mean the leap of faith involved in only applying to one school that you might end up not being able to afford--leaving you with no school at all.</p>
<p>And Arjun, that depends. If the policy is no aid for int'l applicants, then no, because u were aware u wouldn't get aid when u applied. If int'ls do get aid but you yourself didn't, then yeah you could tell Cornell you can't afford it and go to one of your other schools.</p>