I applied to a school for ED Binding…
I’m gradually finding this college unattractive.
I’ve applied to two other schools, one of them being my dream school.
Er, so, if the binding school and my dream school both accept me, I’m going to be ticked off. Can I complain about financial aid and get out of the stupid binding thing if I wanted? They won’t send the police after me or drag me into class. Also, who really knows if colleges talk to each other anyway.
<p>Call your ED school right away and change your application to RD. Colleges do have lists of ED aceptees and other colleges do look. Aid is only an excuse if you go to a cheaper, State school.</p>
<p>Kirmum is right. Do it all above board and through the right channels. If both schools found out you did what you are suggesting, both could rescind their offers of acceptance (if both offered). Look-- you are 17 (or so I imagine) -- not unheard of to change your mind. Just be responsible and let them know ASAP. Good luck.</p>
<p>Your dream school admission will very likely be rescinded if you get admitted ED elsewhere. You can still probably change to RD at your ED school (usually, it has to be done in writing, but call and ask).</p>
<p>Withdraw your ED application NOW...as in get on the phone as soon as you get off-line. Follow up in writing immediately. Whether you think you have a good reason or not, the adcoms won't: they will think of you as trying to game the system.</p>
<p>And not getting aid from an ED school while getting aid a state school is NOT regarded as grounds for withdrawing from an ED commitment.</p>
<p>Variations on this come up every year and I don't understand what part of "commitment" that students don't understand when they apply ED. It's like joining the Army for the benefits...they don't let you out when you decide you don't want to go to Iraq. Can an ED school force you to go there? No. But they can certainly trash your opportunities with a lot of other schools and colleges have gotten <em>very</em> good at sharing this information.</p>
<p>So they talk to each other huh. Hmph. By the way, the school i'm talking about is JHU, my dream school being MIT. this ED Binding system is nasty.</p>
<p>This thing with 'colleges talking to each other' gives me a really mean image of them whispering and spying on me. I'm not playing the game - I'm trying to screw their stupid ED game. Apparently I can complain and extend the decision time. and by then, if i'm still not satisfied, I can apply to other schools and screw JHU - no one wants to take whiners, u know? i shall whine.</p>
<p>can you get into mit? because i think hopkins has less rigorous admissions, so if mit is a reach and you won't get in, calling to change your app status at jhu is likely to make them realize that' you're not seriously into them and they might accept somebody else over you, and you therefore have a much higher change of getting rejected from both than getting into both... i don't know what you should do. if you just roll with it murphy says you'll get caught, of course, and then youre real screwed, as opposed if you get rejected from both maybe you'll get into your third and then youre not-quite-screwed....
yeah you shouldn't back out if you do get accepted to both, but it'd be good to have a pretty solid chance at mit before you change your app status at jhu.</p>
<p>I don't get why people who aren't sure they can afford a school apply ed. mostly wealthy kids who can afford it apply ed. Otherwise, i would've applied ED to give me a better shot.</p>
<p>CD, you make a good point. People who apply ED must know for a fact that they can afford the school...and more importantly, that the schools is without a doubt their #1 choice.</p>
<p>Financial stuff - i said i'd use that as an excuse. to whine with. read read read the post. as for having no doubts, i'm only human. i was sure then, im not sure anymore.</p>
<p>i was looking for a good answer, not a lecture, by the way.</p>
<p>Brooklyn,</p>
<p>I just think that people are just giving you as much information as possible to make the most informed decision possible. Many people are under the misconception that if I get in ED, and don't like the money or can't afford it, I can get out. However, when you apply ED you are essentially saying that money is a non-issue so the school is not looking to throw $$ your way because you have committed to coming.</p>
<p>ED can be a long complicated process if you want to get out and getting out is not easy. Many times ED does only let you out to got to your local /state university.</p>
<p>When I see these questions posted I feel that there must be a major disconnect as far as communicating the ED process and ensuring that student really know the ramifications of applying ED. If more GC have this conversation at the beginning of senior year this question would not be posted as often.</p>
<p>The world of academia especially amonst Elite schools is very small. Admissions Directors and Deans do know each other. The thing about ED is that everyone pretty much respects the decision that a student has committed to a school so wil not make them an offer. </p>
<p>That is the whole concept behind ED- you make a commitment that if admitted you will attend so there is a expectation that you will keep the commitment.<br>
Since your GC signs off on the ED commitment, when a student doesn't keep the commiment, it does not help the GC or the H.S. so it makes it harder for the next person coming from your school who wants to attend ED.</p>
<p>If it is not too late to change to RD, do that then through caution to the wind and pursue yor dreams. All the best to you</p>
<p>Our guidance counselor told us in no uncertain terms that kids that try this - apply ED to one school and then try to go to another one - get rejected everywhere. She said the colleges are together on this at every level.</p>
<p>Brooklyn, we are not lecturing you. But we are giving you good advice. Call Johns Hopkins this instant. Ask them what you need to do to change your application from ED to RD. Explain to them that when you applied earlier this fall, they were your first choice and then explain to them that you are still interested, but that you would like to explore other options, and that as such, you would like to be considered RD rather than ED. </p>
<p>Good luck to you and keep us posted.</p>
<p>Brooklyn,</p>
<p>Even if you must financially be able to compare packages, don't be afraid to tell them that because it does happen</p>
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<blockquote> <p>i was looking for a good answer, not a lecture, by the way.<<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>The problem is the only "good answer" would be for you to honor your commitment. The others are various bad answers.</p>
<p>As they used to say on the old Super Chicken cartoons: "You knew this job was dangerous when you took it".</p>
<p>If you don't like the ED game, then don't play it. Fwiw, if your me-first-and-only attitude comes out in your recs, essays, or interviews, you'll be screwed too. As the admissions director at Yale said, "Why should we take well-qualified jerks when there are so many well-qualified nice people?"</p>
<p>lol. Very nice way of indirectly insulting me. Is that what you do? Go on forums and twit people around? I see. Check back and make another witty comment and maybe you can have the last word - I'll even let you have it! And yeah, it's me first and only, because we're talking about my life, my college and my money. Who else is it about? Did my little comment about 'screwing the ED game' hurt your feelings? If you want to bitch about my online posting 'attitude' thats just annoying, TheDad. Sheesh. My recs, essays and interviews were absolutely stellar, and just in case you didn't know, it's good to be honest and bad to be obsequious. Would you rather have me speak gently and indirectly so that I don't brush you the wrong way? Well, you ain't gettin' it, so deal. Nothing will be sugarcoated for you.</p>
<p>I should make this more specific. So far as I am concerned, this 'honoring' the commitment, etc, is just ridiculous. Many ivy leagues stopped this binding practice because it favors financially wealthy people with other reasons they found to be inflexible and stuffy. I think what I should do is that as some of you suggested...just call them and say I want to switch to Regular Decision. But then, am I crazy? JHU is a wonderful school. I don't know why I keep losing interest. It's either I revamp my enthusiasm for JHU or drop it to RD or cry my eyes out if both MIT and JHU accept me. If only one of them accepts me, however, I'll be one happy kid without a dilemma. Hey, also, I can always transfer schools, no? It's just, after working so hard for all these years, I want to go to the best there is. Hmm. 6 days left. You know, you guys are right. I should call them. That was a good advice - thanks a lot! I've got my answer and I'm done here - so, I won't be checking back, meaning, Daddy, you can have the last word =] Ciao!</p>
<p>I predict we will read about Brooklyn some day in connection with something Enron-like.</p>