<p>and it says, "You are expected to withdraw all applications which may have been filed with other colleges or universities in accordance with your request for Early Decision. Failure to do so will result in a withdrawl of this offer of admission."</p>
<p>Does this mean that I have to call every single college that I submitted my applications? </p>
<p>Why do they care about my other schools (Regular Decision) anyways?
How are they going to find out if I have withdrawn my applications from other skools or not?</p>
<p>Yes, that means you have to withdraw all of your other applications. When you signed the ED agreement you agreed to do so.</p>
<p>They care because by applying early decision you agreed to attend their school if accepted. They could notify peer institutions that you broke your ED agreement and those schools would probably reject you (who wants someone who backs out of an agreement?).</p>
<p>If you're in ED, that means you HAVE to go to that school, therefore you should withdraw your application to other places so the Adcoms don't have to spend time reading your application since there is no chance you will go there regardless of their decision.</p>
<p>Some schools allow you to rescind your application online or by e-mail, others require a handwritten letter. You'll have to check with each school.</p>
<p>...yes. ED means that if you get in, you HAVE to go. You did sign something saying that you'd attend if accepted. Your ED school "cares about" your RD schools because you're not allowed to attend them since you've been accepted by your ED schools. Did you not realize this when you applied? I'm not sure what the proper procedure for withdrawing apps is but I think you need to do more than call, though calling is a good start...and I'm sure there's a thread about withdrawing apps somewhere on CC.</p>
<p>Just send a group email to each college you applied to noting that you were accepted to another university via ED and you must withdraw your application</p>
<p>Make sure in the email you have your full name, your birthday, and the last 4 digits of your SSN</p>
<p>i quickly signed it. there were too many words.
jk
i read it, but it did not really talk about my RD stuff..
i guess i wasted my money... cuz i already paid.....</p>
<p>i remember my friends, after getting ED accepted, saying "oh i will apply to such such schools just for fun!" and as far as i remember it correctly, they did not get penalized for doing that.</p>
<p>cjy: your "friends" not only violated the ED agreement, your guidance office should have taken care of this......your high school has the potential to be penalized for their stupidity....</p>
<p>By just applying to schools "for fun" after getting accepted, you are not only wasting adcoms' time, but possibly taking spots away from kids who could potentially go to the schools, unlike you, who must go to your ED school.</p>
<p>thank you for your info rodney and bestwhit.
i think i should have reserched more carefully.
i have never known about the seriousness of the whole RD and ED stuff. </p>
<p>They probably can't actually find out and penalize you for not withdrawing other apps, but it's a good idea to do so for the reasons bestwhit mentioned</p>
<p>It's pretty easy to withdraw apps, I did that this morning. I called one school that I had applied to and wrote a letter to the one that had accepted me to an honors program. It looks better if you write a school, there's a thread under 'ask the dean' on CC that tells you what to say.</p>
<p>I wouldn't risk getting rejected everywhere else. Just withdraw the apps. I think the only way you can break the ED agreement is if you get really really insufficient financial aid, but even then I hear it's quite difficult.</p>
<p>I think you've learned a value lesson for the future. Never sign your name to anything without reading all the fine print. This lesson learned will help you when you are preparing to: sign an apartment lease, take out a mortgage, apply for a credit card, etc. Anytime you are asked to sign your name to something, that is an important transcaction that requires your full attention.</p>