<p>I was recently accepted to a college Early Decision, but now after much deliberation realize that I do not want to attend that institution for several reasons. How can I get out of this???</p>
<p>The only acceptable reason is because of financial aid.</p>
<p>Otherwise... I guess you could always reject the offer and hope your next school won't find out. </p>
<p>Or you can suck it up and follow your commitment.</p>
<p>Suck it up and maybe try to transfer the following year.</p>
<p>which school?</p>
<p>You don't have to go.... It's not good to break your word, but there is nothing to force you to go to that school. If your school/parents allow you to send other applications, then you can do that. But like was said earlier, you should hope the schools to which you are applying don't find out.</p>
<p>You were given an advantage in applying Early Decision. You gave the college your word. What it comes down to is, how much do you value your word? Do you have the integrity to stand by your choice?</p>
<p>It depends on the reasons....</p>
<p>If it's because you are having doubts, that is generally not a good reason.</p>
<p>If there are financial issues, like the college gapping you on aid, then you need to ask to be released from your commitment--which they usually grant.</p>
<p>While yes you did get an advantage in applying early, and you should always try to honor your word, this decision is one that can and will affect the rest of your life. Not only are you most likely going to have to shell out thousands of dollars, but you also have to put in time and effort to do well at the school; this will be much more difficult if you don’t really want to be there in the first place! Like all life-altering decisions, this should not be made on a whim, but don’t feel obligated to attend the school just because you applied ED.</p>
<p>Unless it's for financial reasons, you should really just stick to your word. Not only because it's the right thing to do, because you told the school that they were your first choice, but also because if other schools get whiff of the fact that you backed out of an ED admission, you will most likely just get straight up ignored.</p>
<p>I found out I’m going to have to pay 12K a year which is about twice as I hoped to, will the admission office understand if I tell them I can’t pay that much, and will they give me more money, or force me to take out more loans, or just release me from the commitment.</p>
<p>that makes your situation slightly different. Give the admissions office a call after the new years, and tell them that your financial situation will make it very dificult to go to their school. If they say too bad, then I think you should try to figure out a way to make it work, and if they let you go, then good luck with the rest of your apps.</p>
<p>Did they meet your need (total cost-EFC)?</p>
<p>THe College views what you can "afford" differently from your personal opinion. If they met their definition of EFC, then I think they will even question why you cannot meet the 12K. You should have done some preliminary work about EFC and the CSS profile to calculate your EFC. Then you would have been able to guessitimate what you might get in aid as worst case scenario. There are huge numbers of us who did not apply ED anywhere for this reason.</p>
<p>That said you try and get a better aid package from your ED school, failing that you can break your ED decision and suffer the possible consequences. You'll still be able to get into a public safety no problem, but you could have problems at other prestigious schools.</p>
<p>The deal is that I have discovered that I can get almost a full scholarship to another school, and in reality dont want to pay for my education (at the school I have been accepted at). Im not sure if my current institution is meeting my financial aid, but my whole point is not being in debt when I graduate. Also both schools are ranked top 15 overall, so they are pretty high profile.</p>
<p>Weren't you supposed to pull your other applications? </p>
<p>If you had financial concerns, then why did you apply ED?</p>
<p>You will have a problem getting released by your ED school if the other school is deemed a competitive peer. Worst is when the other school finds out you reneged on your ED school, they will probably pull the plug on you, and they will find this out. The top schools don't like students playing with the ED rules.</p>
<p>looks like you're in trouble.</p>
<p>college is a major decision, should've thought it through a bit more.</p>
<p>There is no way that they'll release your commitment just because another school offered more money.</p>
<p>They won't release you from your commitment just because you didn't do your research properly.</p>
<p>Depends on how you make the argument it seems. You will have difficulty proving why you cannot make a 12K commitment every year? And it depends on whether it's in loans or are you getting a job? It'll depend, personally, I think integrity is most important. I think a call won't hurt, but I see it har dfor you to make it out of there.</p>