<p>r u sure??? and yeah...it's explcitely stated NO AID FOR INT'L APPALYIN ED</p>
<p>bongo, that's why people shouldn't apply ED unless they're confident they can afford it or will be given enough aid.</p>
<p>Arjun - So no you can't go anywhere else. Because you knew beforehand that you could afford it. Going to another school for less money is a violation of the ED contract.</p>
<p>How can you be confident you will be given enough aid? Financial situations vary greatly, situations might arise, even Cornell understands this. How can you not? Not all expenses express themselves on paper. Cornell explicitly states that the student can back out if the package is unsatisfactory. Therefore it's only logical for him to hold off on withdrawing apps until he gets his package.</p>
<p>Then don't apply early, it's simple. People know the nature of the ED contract beforehand.</p>
<p>Well maybe you should seek employment with the office of financial aid. As it stands, Cornell disagrees with your opinion of ED and financial aid packages.</p>
<p>so Bongo...do u sujjest holdin on to apps or withdarwin 'em?</p>
<p>Arjun - Withdraw them, they're useless to you. Cornell owns your ass.</p>
<p>darn...what r the other possibilities of gettin aid then???</p>
<p>Well Arjun, that all depends. Have you ever wanted something so badly you could taste it? I'm sure that you and the Financial Aid office can figure something out...</p>
<p>bongo boy are you still online right now. you seem to be the only one, i have a completely unrelated question. If we were to postmark something by tommorow, what does that mean? Can it be post-marked at any time during the day, or does it have to be before mail goes out? Can we post-mark on the 1st or is everything closed</p>
<p>On Sunday's it's closed. Postmarking is sort of subjective. Nice postal workers will just do it for you. Tell them to postmark it and it might not leave the post office that day but it is officially postmarked on that day so ur good to go anyway. If the postal worker is really nice they'll postmark it at any time during the day, but go early.</p>
<p>Bongo, of course you can wait to see your financial aid package. I don't think they get out the blacklist all THAT soon after sending out the ED acceptances, anyway. Whatever deadline Cornell gave you for sending back your deposit is probably a good date to use to withdraw the other apps, assuming you have your aid package by then. And if you don't have it by then, it's time to call up Financial Aid and find out where the heck it is. (In fact, shouldn't you have it by now?) </p>
<p>Also, I think the people who state categorically that nobody should apply ED if they can't afford a college without aid are way off base. That's just a way of keeping the ED admissions advantage for those who already have another advantage in being well-off. If a student really loves a school enough to think about an ED application, there are ways to get a reasonable idea of the likely size of an aid package before making that commitment. Most schools will provide a ball-park estimate for the asking. If that's too high, then obviously the ED idea isn't a good one. But it isn't necessary to rule out ED altogether just because a student needs aid.</p>
<p>I didn't say if they can't afford college without aid, if you were referring to me.</p>
<p>Here's the deal:</p>
<p>ED is Binding, if accepted, you have to commit, unless:</p>
<p>your FA package makes it fiscally impossible for you to attend the school.</p>
<p>If UC decisions aren't coming out for a while, I think it is fine to wait and make sure Cornell gives you enough to get by on. It is in cornell's best interest to give you enough aid, because if you don't attend 1. their yield will drop, 2. another school will get a good student, and 3. they'll have someone (else?) out there giving their FA a bad name. Most people I spoke with who got ED aid from cornell were happy with it.</p>
<p>Cornell will not black list you for waiting until your FA package arrives. Don't worry about that, seriously, the proposition is retarded. However, once you get your FA, presuming it is sufficient, which it should be, you must withdraw from the other colleges in a timely manner.</p>
<p>By not doing so, you would be doing any or all of:
1. Violating the ED contract
2. Taking other students' spots at the schools you applied to.
3. Taking someone's RD spot at Cornell
4. Being a really huge loser for needing an ego boost by trying to get accepted to Cornell and______ University.</p>
<p>I'm not saying any of those was your intention. Just saying what you might inadvertantly be doing by not withdrawing once you find out you can attend cornell.</p>
<p>sparticus, is this for internationals as well?</p>
<p>You said you are sure that ED is not binding for international applicants. If that is actually the case, then that post would not apply to international applicants. I am still not sold on ED not being binding for internationals. You never gave us a full explanation or textual source for your assertion.</p>
<p>sparticus! i explained this before too</p>
<p>Case: XXX is an US citizen but got accepted (not thru :D) Timbuktu Mining College and Cornell ED...but he wants to go to TMC...so he can...bec TMC is not in US</p>
<p>Bindin within uS= geographically bindin</p>
<p>but where does it say that anywhere? From where did you get the statement/that ED is Binding within the US only?</p>
<p>word of mouth actually from 2 guys
1) Princeton ED acceptte who happens to be my pen pal
2) Our school prefect</p>