<p>Daughter applied ED to first choice and got accepted, no financial assistance. By that time, there were other apps out, all to good schools. We deposited for the ed and carefully went through the other schools to cancel the apps (mainly by email). One cancelation, a really excellent school, did not "take" and they ended up making an offer that D. will now turn down.</p>
<p>I guess this happens but we are a little distressed, mainly because it is not fair to the RD school. Any other experiences like this?</p>
<p>In the end it will really be no biggie to the RD school because you just politely decline the admission just as others will. I think there may be a bit of eek, because you actualy got to see "what might have been" and "if you knew then what you know now" with the offer from the excellent school. well so much would have, could have , should have as it's now all water under the bridge.</p>
<p>We had the same experience. In fact, my son spoke with the admissions officer who had come to his school, and let him know his application needed to be withdrawn. Nevertheless, we still received an acceptance letter. My son quickly informed them (again); I'm sure it all balances out.</p>
<p>Happened to my D with 2 UCs. The "fix was in" by the time ED2 decision came. It was actually kind of nice for her because as a recruited for D3 it was a nice validation to be admitted to UCB where she would not have any athletic advantage.</p>
<p>This happened to us with a hefty, flattering merit scholarship to DD's foundation school (that's my new safety euphemism). It certainly was a "what might have been" letter for us full freight paying parents! She had withdrawn her app, and we thought the merit scholarship app as well, weeks before. I guess they just have a tremendous amount of paper flowing through the system, her GC called and reminded them she had withdrawn. It must have been their mistake, because they sent a nice letter about a week later acknowledging her withdrawn application. For this school it was important, because her high school has a good relationship with them, and sends them a number of students - she would be toward the top end of that pool, and didn't want to sour the relationship for her friends and classmates!
Now I think we will get mail from her rolling admit school for the next year, I hope they don't send us a bill :D.</p>
<p>A similar thing for us: D. got a big merit scholarship at RD school and nothing at the ED. We are still very happy but like you, we are a little worried about the high school, which was very supportive both in classes and un the application.</p>
<p>S sent in his Stanford RD application on Dec. 14, because it was due on Dec. 15, the day that Harvard EA decisions were to be announced. He got into Harvard EA, so he emailed Stanford to withdraw his app. In February, he got a card from Stanford saying that they had received his app. So he sent another email withdrawing his app. Today, he got the fat envelope. No second-guessing, however. He still says he likes snow.</p>
<p>My son continued to get mailings (even a phone call looking for a "missing" part of an app) from some schools after he withdrew his applications upon getting in ED. He would respond, saying once again that he had withdrawn his application. The withdrawal seemed to finally "take" once his first semester grades weren't sent in.</p>