@mommdc My mom got the job less than 3 days ago, I don’t know what her new salary is.
@MamaBear16 For the last time, I forgot. It’s an honest mistake, especially when I’m adjusting to a new school schedule, starting competitions season, and have other applications to withdraw. Why is that such a bad thing? Also, for the last time, I’m not trying to find a way out. It was an honest question that I didn’t know the answer to. I’m a first generation American undergrad student, can’t you guys cut me some slack?
All of you guys act like you haven’t made a mistake or had something slip your mind before. Why judge me for it?
@mommdc I think she does, but I don’t know. We’re still trying to budget and figure out if it works. For now, it looks like everything will work out and we’ll be able to pay (which is exactly what I wanted to happen), but life happens.
OP - I think you need to think twice before you post.
You made it sound like it’s taking you a while to withdraw applications. It should only take you a few minutes to do so. If you meant to say it’s taking a while to get confirmation from schools, that’s different. But it sure did sound like you are dragging your feet.
You don’t have a legitimate concern regarding your mother’s new job. You haven’t even spoken to your parents to see if it’s a problem. You came to this community first – that question should have been directed to your parents. Have you, now?
You made a statement:
which people are telling you isn’t true. A person doesn’t get to claim she’s independent for FA reasons just because she turned 18. (If that were true, every student would!). Either you don’t have the whole story or you aren’t sharing it with us.
Add up the apparent hesitation to actually withdraw applications, and the question about getting out of ED (plus for those of us that remember your earlier posts where you stated you didn’t even want to ED to Scripps), can you really blame people for thinking you are asking about getting out?
And as for your mistake, I don’t think anyone made a big deal about forgetting to withdraw from UT Austin, it’s the “I still have 5 more to go” statement that people have an issue with.
Ok, regarding my UT Austin application and withdrawals, here’s the timeline:
Oct. 31- CSU apps sent out
Nov. 1- Two EA applications sent out
Nov. 15- ED application sent out
Nov. 28- USC and UC’s sent out
Dec. 1- UT and UDub sent out
Dec. 13- Rice application sent out
Dec. 15 4 PM- Accepted SCU
1 hour later- accepted Scripps, delete unfinished apps on Common App.
Dec. 16- my semester ends
Dec. 18- UMich Deferral
Late Dec.- Family Trip, no internet.
January 1st or so- My final semester grade was posted, which is why I stalled. I wanted to make sure I had all A’s and B’s before starting the bulk of my withdrawals, paid ED deposit and confirmed I was going, withdraw USC and Rice
Jan 2nd-now- withdrawing like 8 applications, have to deal with schoolwork and competitions at the same time, forget about UT Austin in the process
Mid-Jan- my mom gets a new job, we have to talk about money
A day or so later- UT Austin acceptance
The reason why I didn’t withdraw the majority of my applications in December was because my final GPA was taking a long time to get updated. I didn’t want to risk getting rescinded, because I knew a C was a big no-no. So yeah, the whole “5 applications” thing was a bit of an exaggeration. It’s slightly less.
With all except maybe the UCs, isn’t withdrawing just sending an email to the main admissions email telling them that you are withdrawing your application? You accepted the ED deposit on January 1, you should have had this done within a few days.
I find it hard to believe that a family that has the resources to pay for a private college fullpay can be completely unable to access internet. Wifi is available somewhere, if you don’t have a dataplan for your smartphone.
@GMTplus7 We went on a trip to a place with little to no internet/cell reception. On top of that, I didn’t bring my laptop, and trying to do any process from a mobile phone is a pain. It was sort of like a retreat.
Also, why bring up my old post? I’ve accepted it, I’m content, but no one else can move past it. My question regarding the rejection of a binding part of an application due to financial reasons was honest, because I really did not know that. (First Gen American Undergrad in my family, so I really did not know).
FWIW I’ve been places as well with little to no internet…It happens.
But OP - You don’t seem to understand that by asking the question about getting out of ED, you are opening yourself up to this questioning. You presented yourself as someone trying to get out of ED. You expressed a concern about finances (your mom’s job), gave a (albeit weird) example of how your friend got out of ED, and asked if you might be able to get out of the binding aspect.
As for bringing up your past posts-- It is part of the picture, especially as you ask “can I get out of ED?”. But it also a good reminder that what you post on the internet is forever. A good lesson to remember. So again, I remind you to think twice before you post.
You have yet to tell us if you’ve spoken to your parents. I would hope they made the job change with your college expenses in mind. Please talk to them. If it’s not an issue, then discussion is closed, if it is, then you should talk to the Scripps FA office about whether or not you can apply for FA now if you need to.
ETA: Cross-posted with intparent. With that kind of income, it probably isn’t an issue. So I agree, stop dragging your feet. Withdrawing applications is not a long and complicated process. My S did it last year, for some it was an email, for others it was a click on the portal. Easy.
An email from a mobile phone just isn’t that hard, and an email is all you needed except at the UCs. And the old post shows your family income of $280,000, and that your dad has saved for your education. I don’t see how even if your mom changed jobs you are likely to find Scripps unaffordable. Also, if I remember right, almost everyplace else on your list was higher ranked than Scripps – if you got that C, (1) Scripps won’t rescind you for one C, and (2) you wouldn’t have improved your chances of acceptance to any of the higher ranked schools. I think you are playing games… just withdraw all the apps ASAP.
I think we need to accept that the OP is telling the truth and focus on answering the question rather than telling her what her motives are. It looks like the question has actually been answered already, so the ED-shaming is a bit unnecessary now.
@9241libom, if the student runs the NPC, and their EFC is sticker price, and they choose to apply ED anyway, there is nothing unethical about it from the college side. This student knew the rules of ED, signed off on such (along with her parents and GC) and sounded, in her OP, like she was trying to get out of it, which would be unethical on her part.
@mjrube94 Read more of the post, seems like a parent student issue…Many students “get out” of these agreements. Do you want the kid to go to the "wrong " school. Let this kid figure it out with her parents, not these posters!