<p>So I applied ED to a college that I would love to attend, and I think I have a pretty good chance of getting in. I applied to 4 more colleges, and I would really like to know if I got in or not, even if I don't want to attend. Maybe this sounds odd, but I just like to know all my hard work applying wasn't for nothing. That being said, do I have to pull all my apps immediately if I get accepted to my ED school, or can I wait to pull them until after they may their decisions?</p>
<p>Any insight? Should I ask a college admissions rep?</p>
<p>You have to pull the other apps immediately after you pay your deposit if you get accepted to the ED school, I believe. You pay the deposit within days of being accepted. If the other schools don’t make their decisions until April (i.e. if they aren’t rolling admissions) then you won’t get to know whether you got in or not. If the school does have rolling admissions, then it’s possible that you will know whether or not you got accepted before the ED notification date.</p>
<p>Your ego and vanity are playing with you.</p>
<p>Your ED school is taking a big chance with you – that you will honor their request to immediately w/d from other schools. Your reward for your hard work is your ED decision. Do the mature thing.</p>
<p>It’s akin to asking to go out on one more date w/each of your exes just after you get engaged.</p>
<p>Also, it’s important to remember that pulling your apps is a favor to all the other applicants–if you don’t, somebody else may not get in (this is especially relevant to other applicants from your high school!)</p>
<p>I wish I had this problem (come December 15th)!</p>
<p>Anyways, there’s no point to sending other apps if you’re bound by your ED agreement.</p>
<p>Well thank you all for the replies, even though I didn’t really get a definite answer. And please, I wasn’t looking for snarky comments telling me I’m vain. I spent a good amount of money and time on each of these schools, and I don’t think it hurts to just see if I got in. In no way am I taking any one else’s spot since there is a waiting list and I would be pulling my app immediately after the decision. I am perfectly content with pulling my apps as soon as I get the decision from my ED school, but it doesn’t hurt anyone for me to see what the decisions from the other schools are. Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>I definitely see where you’re coming from, I would want to know in your situation as well. I don’t think it is a big deal as long as you end up committing to your ED school.</p>
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<p>Yes it does because you could potentially be taking an acceptance away from a student that actually wants to attend. And if the ED school finds this out they could rescind your acceptance.</p>
<p>You want to see where you can get in just for what? The bragging rights?</p>
<p>Put yourself in a classmate’s shoes. Say he’s applying to his top choice, but you manage to edge him out despite being committed to your ED school. </p>
<p>Keep in mind this is all hypothetical. You could still be rejected come December.</p>
<p>If the real truth is that you aren’t fully committed to the ED, then contact that place and ask to be moved to the RD group. You will get all your replies at about the sane time, and you will know for certain who liked you or not.</p>
<p>I would think your guidance counselor would refuse to send your first semester grades to your RD schools if they knew you had been accepted ED. So you applications would be incomplete. It’s against the rules for them as well to continue the app process once an ED offer is in.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about the people saying you’re “vain” or looking for bragging rights (guys thats a bit harsh, it’s normal to want to know…)–I see where you’re coming from here just wanting to know the results out of curiosity.
Unfortunately you do have to pull your other apps out immediately though…like someone else said, it wouldn’t be quite fair for you to be considered even though you’re not actually available to attend (and someone else who’d applied from your school may be rejected to accept you, even though you will have to turn down the application).
If you’re thinking excessively about your apps at other schools/having second thoughts, ED may not have been the right decision for you in the first place. If you’ve changed your mind, don’t worry-just contact the admissions office of your ED school and have them change your application to the RD round. </p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>
<p>I headed the admission offices at several institutions, and it was common for schools to share rosters of students who had been admitted Early Decision. Not all schools do this, of course, but you cannot know which one. You would be notified by the school which admitted you ED, which would be embarrassing, and they would require you to withdraw your other applications or switch to the regular admissions round.</p>
<p>And I can’t remember if this has already been said, but even if it has, it is worth saying again. You signed an agreement when you applied ED that you would withdraw other applications. Isn’t your word worth anything? It seems a dubious way to start your adult life by abandoning your integrity!</p>
<p>I understand both sides of the issue, which seems to me to highlight the maturity required to make - and honor - an ED commitment…versus the immature, short term need for gratification (whether of curiosity or ego).</p>
<p>However, as the parent of a student who has applied ED to his top choice, I must agree that the deal is the deal. Do you want to count on the college to honor its side of the agreement? Then why wouldn’t you? And promptly? Not only should your word be worth something (to follow on from Exdean’s comment) but just the APPEARANCE of keeping your word, without question, should be a priority. </p>
<p>As to the dismissive tone with which you’ve dispached the very real probability that your admission would place some applicants on a waitlist: do you understand that this means these poor kids would have to wait until AFTER the May 1 deadline passes to know whether they finally got your admissions “seat”? How does satisfying your curiosity outweigh the stress and anxiety of delaying some other student’s knowing where he/she will attend college three months later, who may very well choose to deposit on a second choice in order to avoid the risk of remaining on the waitlist of the first choice?</p>
<p>I hope that any others who’ve applied ED as a way to play the percentages will re-think this commitment while it’s still possible, no harm no foul. </p>
<p>Yes, it is difficult to continue to apply to other colleges and otherwise proceed as if the ED college may defer or deny. And, yes, it would be nice to know. But try to be your better self and give someone else a break.</p>
<p>I understand that you are curious about if you will get accepted or not in the other schools.</p>
<p>But you agreed to something- and trust me, your ED school will find out. They’ll either rescind your acceptance, give you a pre-semester disciplinary hearing, etc. You are violating an integrity agreement with the school, so for all they know, you’ve plagiarized your essays and you’ve lied on your application.</p>
<p>Just withdraw. It’s not worth it.</p>
<p>I certainly don’t mean to be critical of the OP. It’s a normal curiosity to want to know if a college would admit you. I believe the OP is asking what the harm is in being curious, and is getting some good responses.
There’s one more factor to consider- beyond your word, and the other students who are just as anxious to hear if they got accepted as well. That’s the college. Admissions spends time carefully assembling the future class. Someone will take the time to read the application and the essay, and may actually have a difficult time over whether to choose you or someone else who is qualified.
Applying to a college that you will not attend does hurt others. When you hopefully get your ED acceptance, that will be good news and a relief. Pay it forward by taking your applications out of the pool, so that someone else can have good news as well.
No harm done by asking the question, and no harm done by wondering, as long as you do the right thing. Many have wondered “I wonder if I could have gotten into___”, but it’s more important to abide by the rules, be considerate of others, and not pursue the answer.</p>
<p>Alright, alright I get it. Curiosity killed the cat. Thanks for your replies. I will definitely think twice about posting on this forum again…some of these people are so judgemental and just plain mean!!</p>
<p>cheese: take this for what it’s worth. Your suggested course of action brought about a chorus of opposite opinion. It’s natural to feel defensive – but plz don’t take it that way. In my post, I said that it was probably your ego/vanity grabbing at you – a very natural inclination. I suggested you take the highest road possible.</p>
<p>We don’t know you nor suppose to comment on you as a person. You asked a specific question and rec’d opinions – many from adults and not HS students. Take it for what you will.</p>
<p>Cheese- quite the opposite. You are commended for asking the question and the responses were directed at the idea of breaking the ED agreement, not a you personally.</p>
<p>I would think much more of you, a young person, asking what the right thing to do is, than someone who did not care enough to ask. </p>
<p>We’re all human, and yes it’s tempting- and you did no wrong by thinking about it. </p>
<p>I’m a parent, not a high school student, and do not judge you at all. Your post may help many other students with the same question. I don’t think your posting this question was wrong at all, and I commend you for considering the best thing to do.</p>