What if I get accepted to some university through ea or ed but didn’t get enough financial aid? Can I cancel my admission in such a scenario?
I’m super confused.
A help will be really appreciated.
Thanks!!
Early action is a nonbinding admission decision, which means you DO NOT have to attend that college if you get accepted (so if you don’t get enough financial aid, you do not have to attend)
However, early decision IS a binding admission, so whether or not you get enough financial need you have to attend.
I recommend applying early action since it is not binding, you can apply to as many colleges that offer early action as you want (rather than just one with early decision), and you get an earlier admission decision.
Typically if you apply and are accepted through early decision you can’t pull out unless there is a crisis requiring you to do so.
@Aurora23 this is absolutely NOT accurate. ONE reason you can decline an Early Decision acceptance is because the financial aid is not sufficient.
Of course, it’s best to do your due diligence before you apply Early Decision…to see if the school is likely to be affordable if you get accepted.
And for the record…NO college is going to force you to attend their school…even IF you get accepted ED.
Thank you so much!
Why are you asking this question? Do you plan to apply ED…and decline an acceptance? If so…don’t apply ED.
If you are considering Early Action, that is not a binding acceptance, and some EA schools don’t even send their financial aid awards to EA accepted students until later in the admission cycle.
Also read the fine print as there are schools that do not allow you to apply EA if you are applying ED due to the commitment to attend if accepted
@Dev1101 Your best option is to google it. And look on specific colleges websites. Nobody on here knows for 100% sure what their talking about. It’s a website forum. We’re giving you our best opinion. Some people’s may be right or they may be wrong. The wisest choice would be just apply early action. You have more options.
There are also REA and SCEA colleges that do not allow you to apply Early Decision to other schools…because they are restricted early action. So yes…do read the websites for that type of information.
If you apply ED and are accepted, the only officially permitted reason not to attend is that you consider the financial aid offer inadequate to your needs. The college will release you from the ED agreement. But first you can appeal and see if they will reconsider your package. Some colleges will be more accommodating and flexible than others, but no one can require you to attend if you cannot pay.
EA is nonbinding and you can apply to other colleges Regular Decision and see if you get a better package elsewhere.
Do the NPC at all colleges you are thinking of applying to.While ED may give you a bump in admissions at some schools, if you can’t afford, don’t bother applying. At some schools the % of athletes/legacy etc being admitted ED really means they get a bump, but the regular applicant does not. Do your research. My high stats S did not apply ED to any schools, but did apply EA to many. By the holidays, he had many admits and a lot of merit money. My recruited athlete D applied ED to one school and got in but with no merit money. 
We knew we were not getting FA, but hoped for merit. Apply ED to one school if you think you can afford it, otherwise apply ea