<p>So, I got in EDII to my first choice school (Wesleyan 2010! :D), and they have instructed me to remove myself from the applicant pool of all my colleges. Is this really necessary? I have no intention of matriculating elsewhere as I am madly in love with Wesleyan, but I have applied to about 8 other schools and calling them all individually to tell them to throw me out seems like its going to consume a lot of time and I don't feel like its going to make much of a difference. However, I don't want Wes to find out and reject me because the adcom is mad. I love Wesleyan's Adcom.</p>
<p>At minimum, send an e-mail with your student ID # and a one ot two sentence note; "please withdraw my application from consideration from _____" and a thank you.</p>
<p>You could also print 8 simple letters to each school with minimal customizing of each letter.</p>
<p>It covers your bases and closes a chapter in your successful admissions endeavor!</p>
<p>Yes it is really necessary. It's also a considerate thing to do - you may save the time of admissions officers at the other schools - there's no need for them to read your application since you are not going to attend these schools. Send a form letter or send an email withdrawing your apps - it will take you 10 mins.</p>
<p>Not only will it save the time of admissions officers to withdraw the applications, it is also being considerate to your fellow applicants. If the other schools admit you, you would essentially be taking the place of others they might have accepted.</p>
<p>So it will make a difference to both the adcoms and other applicants. It is also what you agreed to do when you applied ED. The time commitment is minimal.</p>
<p>Ok. Thank you for all of your advice! I plan to take care of that by next week.</p>
<p>Oh, definitely pull out your other applications. Some schools make you sign an EDI/II Contract, and if they discover you haven't withdrawn other apps, they can take action, and even revoke your acceptance. So, just to be safe, and just because it's right, withdraw the other apps. The colleges will understand-they deal with kids everyday and will be more than friendly because you are doing the right thing.</p>
<p>i wonder....does anyone know anyone who got accepted ED but attended a different school?
i know one guy who got accepted ED at brown but later went to Harvard.
I dont think he had a problem</p>
<p>what EXACTLY happens if anyone does that? I mean focus on the negative consequences on that person and others surrounding him.</p>
<p>It looks bad on your schools history if you decline a ED spot. Saying you will go to a school ED is a commitment and a promise ... should really only be broken if say you are financially insecure.</p>
<p>You should write one form letter that thanks the schools for considering your application and informing them of your acceptance at Wesleyan under their EDII program. Snail mail it to each school, and keep a copy or a copy on your computer just for your protection.
Does Wesleyan mention the withdrawal in it's contract that you need to send back to them with a deposit? Usually by signing that you're stating that you did, indeed, withdraw from your other schools.
You may want to add a few individual comments to any adcom you may have interviewed personally or established a relationship with, but it's not necessary.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your acceptance!</p>
<p>I don't see anything wrong with notifying by e-mail. It may save an admissions officer time this very weekend if he or she has been assigned to read an application that is no longer relevant. </p>
<p>I would title the e-mail "Re: Withdrawing Application of Jane Smith, ID#12345" and get it done ASAP.</p>
<p>I have a friend who was accepted ED to a top college (not Wesleyan, but similar) and, just because he was curious to see where else he would get in, never withdrew his other applications. He didn't get in any trouble. But that doesn't mean you should do it : )</p>
<p>YES! It is necessary. You will be taking acceptances away from people who really want to go to those schools.</p>
<p>I basically had the same question with only a small sidenote. I also got in my top school ED 2 and they also asked me to withdraw, but I have already been notified and accepted by three other schools. Do I have to inform them as well? </p>
<p>I would do it anyway, but for some reason I seem to be having a particularly this semester(slightly harder schedule) and would very much like not to have to go to community college if revoked. In other words, is there any way to protect myself if I am revoked? And does anyone know if there is no way, then do colleges tend to go easier on their ED acceptances since they would have no choice but CC if revoked?</p>
<p>Yes, if you were accepted ED or EDII, please withdraw your applications because those acceptances can then be used for people who truly want to go to that school...this is especially true for colleges who have an acceptance quota...you are taking up spots that other kids still want.</p>
<p>Look at the wording of what you agreed to do when you applied ED and what the ED has told you to do. I imagine they do require you to withdraw pending applications AND tell schools who have admitted you that you aren't coming. Check -- and see what time frame you've been given.</p>
<p>I don't think you get revoked even if your grades go down a little bit. It has to be something drastic, like a D or F.</p>