<p>Dude, you were supposed to withdraw your other applications…</p>
<p>This story should serve as a warning- only do ED if you’re ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY SURE you want to go there.</p>
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what if the sky cracked open and pigs fell out of it?</p>
<p>^^ <em>cue uncontrollable laughter</em> ^^</p>
<p>Seriously though, you do not want to back out of an ED commitment. If you do, the other colleges that you got into will likely withdraw their acceptances.</p>
<p>^^^ I’m not sure that happens much…at least if the new choice is not a top tier.</p>
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<p>…or if idiots fell out of the sky??? ;)</p>
<p>This happened to my daughter 2 years ago. But she was not accepted yet. She applied ED and right before they were to release decisions she got cold feet. She wrote a letter being very honest that she was not ready to commit and if they can move her application to RD and mailed it via registered mail to make sure they got it. The college counselor actually emailed her and asked what made her change her mind and my daughter did not lie she actually told her she was not sure if she was 100% sure and she was going to explore her options but she still wanted to be accepted and she still likes their school very much. The counselor actually told her she appreciates honesty and she did get in RD. Guess what, my daughter did end up going to the school and now a very very happy 2nd semester sophmore…No regrets.</p>
<p>My advice (best taken after reading the anecdote above) is to take your acceptance. It’s a tricky world in college admissions, and you may very well get your admission at other schools revoked. Not to mention the fact that this could get your high school blacklisted (your counselor didn’t make you rescind your apps at other schools, part of the ED agreement, which means that he’s going to take some heat for this) for future applicants.</p>
<p>Take your acceptance. More than anything, I think you have cold feet about being tied down. Go to RIT and see what happens. If worst comes to worst, you can transfer, but unless the other colleges that accepted offer something drastically superior to RIT’s education, I see no reason to get yourself into some seriously hot water.</p>