<p>I applied to 9 schools and have finally chosen the school that I am going to attend. Do I really have to send in the letter to the other 8 schools that says I won't be attending there, and am therefore not accepting their offer of admission? I know that it is a courtesy, but is it a necessity? Thanks!</p>
<p>You don’t have to send them in, but you should. The sooner a college knows you will not be attending the faster they can act to remove someone from their waitlist.</p>
<p>and being polite and prompt in notifying them keeps you in good standing, which could help if you eventually turn around and apply to those places for grad school…</p>
<p>The faster you decline an acceptance, the faster someone from the waitlist will get in.</p>
<p>Ksp791, what do you consider the difference between “courtesy” and “necessity”?</p>
<p>Let them know you won’t be attendng the university at least.</p>
<p>Curious, why would you not do that? Just let them hanging, they have placed a faith (in a way?) in you. Not for you to turn that away in disdain. As it is only eight colleges I also suggest you include a small (short and sweet) handwritten letter with the college you have chosen. Maybe even a quick “why?”. Thank them.</p>
<p>I think an e-mail would do just fine! It is nice when schools enclose a post card for you to send back. I doubt they would take anyone off the waitlist before May 1 anyway.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help guys! It seems logical that you would send something back to them, but I didn’t know if people actually DID, lol.</p>
<p>It’s the classy and courteous thing to do. You’re paying it forward by enabling some other student to hear from that school earlier on. </p>
<p>You’ll find, as you get older, that being classy and courteous counts just as much if not more in the real world as what college you went to!</p>
<p>“Does the college really have to notify everyone who didn’t get in? Won’t they know they didn’t get in when they haven’t heard by April 1?”</p>
<p>It’s the same thing, except you only have to notify 8 instead of thousands. Why would you want to make more work for some poor clerk in the admissions office to try to track you down?</p>