<p>A girl from my school applied ED to the University of Pennsylvania, but was waitlisted. She then applied ED II to Tufts University and was accepted. She did not withdraw her application to the University of Pennsylvania. When her application was reconsidered for RD, she was accepted. She now plans to attend the University of Pennsylvania for the reason that it is less expensive than Tufts. Is it acceptable to do this?</p>
<p>She should have withdrawn her app to UPenn upon acceptance from Tufts (EDII); Penn does not waitlist in the ED round; they defer; her application was still active but should have been withdrawn…should never have gotten to the RD pool…</p>
<p>not cool…so the answer to your question is, “no, it is not acceptable to do this”</p>
<p>I didn’t think it was a good idea to try to do this. Ought I to tell her? I’m friends with her, but I don’t want to appear as though I’m interfering.</p>
<p>she can do it… all she has to do is to say the financial aid that tufts provided is not enough and she is off the hook</p>
<p>“If accepted, the decision is binding and the student has agreed to come to Tufts.”</p>
<p>So the short answer is “no”.</p>
<p>Does she know this? Well yes, of course. So it’s one of those things that falls into the category of “it’s her business”.</p>
<p>you should call tufts and Upenn and get her admission rejected from both, my god criminals like this need to be stopped NOW!</p>
<p>I wouldn’t do that. I would tell her if disaster was impending, though.</p>
<p>I believe the deadline for backing out of ED II agreements has passed; unless I’m mistaken, you’re usually required to send in your deposit and agreement to enroll shortly after being accepted. She’s in hot water if she tries to back out now.</p>
<p>As her friend, you could tell her that you are concerned that this might not work out well for her. However, it will still be her (and her family’s) decision.</p>
<p>Some people would encourage her to tell Tufts that she isn’t coming after all, and to thank them for their time. Then to tell Penn that she loves them, but would like to take a Gap Year to pursue a particular interest/deal with family issues/whatever. Or to tell both thanks so very much, but that she’s decided to take a Gap Year, and then reapply everywhere.</p>
<p>This is why Early Decision is not a good idea for most students. In the end, for almost everyone money talks.</p>
<p>I think she should have withdrawn from penn, but then she can still tell tufts their financial aid wasn’t enough - that way your school won’t get in trouble when she chooses not to go there…</p>