<p>ohh i see
im not realyl familiar with the common app. i THINK she initially clicked the boxes and signed off for early decision II, but forgot to unchheck and change it to regular on common app because she was doing other apps (she is sleeping now so i didnt ask)</p>
<p>but uh i think she is just going to accept the offer and if she doesnt like it she will transfer after a year. but u know how i feel? i want her heart to be with the college and i have a feeling her heart isnt with it.</p>
<p>Like other posts have said, it is almost impossible to sign ED agreement without knowing what it is. I think mayb your gf got into the same college as me since I also applied to school that has EDII deadlind close to RD.</p>
<p>Anyway, you should go and ask ur gf first why she did sign the agreement. Did she read it? What did she think it was (just some kind of “I apply to this school with non-binding” paper or what?) Then go and ask her GC why she signed that agreement-did she just signed it without asking your gf or what?</p>
<p>But realistically, you can’t turn down EDII. Your gf has to accept the decision and apply there. Even though she accidentially signed it, it’s her fault that she didn’t read and understand the agreement. Everything is written there stating that by signing this, she has to enroll once accept. It’s her own choice whether to read it carefully or not. She chose the latter and now have to accept the consequence.</p>
<p>PS. I feel sorry for ur gf since she has to apply school that is not her first choice. However, who knows, she might end up loving it more than her first choice college :)</p>
<p>“I think mayb your gf got into the same college as me since I also applied to school that has EDII deadlind close to RD” is it in upstate ny?</p>
<p>“she might end up loving it more than her first choice college”
i think thats the approach she is going to take. shes such a nice, optimistic person that it made feel sad cuz i cud tell that she wasnt really happy. i just hope it works out cuz i want her to have a great experience in college</p>
<p>And if she doesn’t like it, she can always transfer. It’s a little trickier but it can be done and there’s no penalty for doing that.</p>
<p>“I think mayb your gf got into the same college as me since I also applied to school that has EDII deadlind close to RD” is it in upstate ny?</p>
<p>oh… then no. My college is in PA.</p>
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<p>girlfriend deserves the consequences of her mistake. Period.</p>
<p>My friend went through this last year. I think the best way to handle this is for your gf to call the school, explain the situation, and ask to be released from her commitment. Some schools are pretty understanding, while some are not. If they release her, her gc will be willing to send out transcripts, etc. If they don’t release her, the school can’t force her to attend, but they (including the gc and other schools) can make it tough on her. She can always attend community colleges, etc. and transfer later. She can also attend the ED school and transfer (assuming her other choice is not a non-transfer school like Princeton). Good luck to her. </p>
<p>My friend was released and ended up attending a top 30 school.</p>
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<p>Parents and counselors are signatories but not parties to the ED agreement. They don’t give or receive any consideration and assume no specific obligations. </p>
<p>There is nothing in the typical language of ED documents that would compel parents to pay tuition even if the child is accepted and wants to attend. </p>
<p>While there could, hypothetically, be colleges with very strictly worded and parentally binding ED contracts, a year’s tuition for a non-attending child is so abusive that courts wouldn’t enforce it and few parents would sign up for it even as a remote possibility. It’s hard to see university counsel approving such a document, as it would pretty much nullify a school’s ED program.</p>