<p>As a student who plans to apply early decision this fall and will be recieving either an acceptance, rejection, or deferral on December 15, how do I apply to other schools? Is it possible to prepare all applications and send them in if I am not accepted at my ED school after December 15, thus only spending the additional application fees if necessary? In other words, I don't want to send in anymore applications than my ED one until after I hear from that school. Can this be done? The bottom line is that I am trying not to waste hundreds of dollars in application fees. Thanks.</p>
<p>I have another question that's related to this. Say you don't find out about an EA/ED school until after you've sent in other apps RD. When/if you withdraw your application, do you get your money back?</p>
<p>Usually the application deadline for schools falls on January 1st or around then, leaving you two weeks to submit applications after the EA/ED decision comes to you on December 15th. You'll hear about the ED school before you have to submit apps for RD, so you can save yourself the money if you get in early.</p>
<p>Once you submit your application, you cannot get your money back. Even if you withdraw the application, the college keeps your money.</p>
<p>andrw313: As long as the other colleges to which you are applying have deadlines after December 15th, you can wait until then to send them in. I would, however, recommend that you work on your other applications before that time to make sure you do a good job on them.
19382: I believe that you don't receive money back if you withdraw an application.</p>
<p>Work on and finish the RD applications. You don't want to be caught in mid-December without any school to fall back on because your ED school rejected you. If their deadlines are after December 15th, you can easily just wait to submit the finished applications depending on the answer you receive from your ED school. Application fees are not returned after a withdrawal. If application fees are a true financial burden, talk to your counselor about fee waivers.</p>
<p>They are not a burden but who wouldn't want to save $300 if possible? I think I got my answer so thank you everyone. I will have them ready and send them in if I don't get in ED.</p>