<p>I need moral support:</p>
<p>I already sent in my RD apps for scholarships at Vandy, Wake, UNC, and Emory. I want to withdraw these applications and give someone else a shot because to me, UNC full ride < $17k a year at Stanford in the value of happiness because Stanford is the more fitting environment for me.</p>
<p>However, people don't seem to understand that. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>i guess if you can afford the $17k, then go ahead and withdraw from the other schools. stanford is an awesome school. you know yourself the best. so if you think that stanford is the more fitting environment, then go for it. that's nice of you to think of other people by giving someone else a chance. maybe someone who really only wants to go to UNC. at least, that's what i think.</p>
<p>Thats my point: Let's say I went to a finalist interview at any of these schools. I'd be basically be lying because I'd be secretly hoping that I didn't get the scholarship. I never wanted to go the other schools and only applied for the money in case I didn't get into Stanford. I'm keeping my application at Duke however, which I would consider because of NC resident scholarships.</p>
<p>I think it's amazingly honorable for you to consider withdrawing your application. I would suggest "following your heart"; if you truly know you will be able to afford Stanford, and that Stanford is the place for you, by all means, withdraw your applications. </p>
<p>Congrats on getting into Stanford as well as being a good person!</p>
<p>Wow. I'm really not that great of a person. Ha ha. It just seemed like a logical choice for me. Would anyone else make the same one? I mainly believe that Stanford is the best. And though these other institutions have fine academic programs, I feel that I'd rather be the typical Stanford student than the top student at Vanderbilt. I really can't see making a decision for money and then being a bitter snob for four years.</p>
<p>It seems very logical that you would only apply to a school that you would consider over Stanford, at this point. I certainly would choose it over a scholarship at Vanderbilt if I could afford it. I actually don't understand people who continue to apply to places knowing that they wouldn't want to go there, even with a good scholarship offer. I guess some people just like to see what would happen, but it's a lot of time and energy when you could be doing more worthwhile things, such as kickiing back and enjoying your success! If finaid is the issue, however, then by all means see where you can get the best deal.</p>
<p>yeah, I agree. I withdrew my app at Rice even though I already shelled out like 65 bucks cuz it's pointless; why take up someone elses spot if i'm not even considering it anymore?</p>
<p>for the record though - you guys aren't really taking up someone's spot because if you were accepted and didn't go to whatever school, someone on the waitinglist would quickly take your place, so it's like you get the chance to test drive the school at no cost, win-win situation</p>
<p>But if you're pretty much convinced that you don't want to go to that school, why not leave your spot open so that someone from the waitlist can take it? I mean, being on the waitlist is not a pretty place and if you see it from their point of view, they're probably in a unstable situation, having a slim chance of making it off the waitlist and being accepted, or being rejected.</p>
<p>yale, mit, northwestern</p>
<p>i didnt try hard tho. im going to stanford :)</p>
<p>i totally know what you mean, collegebound123, but if you're on the fence about two schools and get into one ea, there's no harm in applying to the second school and then decided in the spring which you're going to. if your definitely not going to a school you're applying to (unless it's a safety and you're applying everywhere rd) that's just a waste of your time, the admissions officer's time, and the person who'll eventually get off the waitlist when you don't go's time.</p>
<p>"C'mon college_hopeful, that's sort of unfair. For all we know, her family (like most in this country) might be unable to pay most of the $40,000+ colleges cost today and she's applying to all these schools because she wants the best education at a cost her family can pay."</p>
<p>Yeah I know what you mean, financial aid's an issue for me too. But still I wouldn't mind having to decide between those four schools no matter what the cost...</p>