<p>Hello guys, but I have run into a major problem. I applied restricted early action to Stanford and also to Michigan's early response program (not knowing the two conflicted). Last week, on October 27th, per Michigan's instructions, I sent the admissions office a fax indicating my wish to withdraw my Michigan application. I just looked online and found that I was accepted to Michigan. Will Michigan recognize my withdrawal and will Stanford throw away my application?</p>
<p>Michigan has a rolling process. Its legal to apply to both according my what I've heard and what my college counselor told me. I applied to both as well.</p>
<p>yeah, that's exactly what I thought too. Until I called Stanford and two different admissions representatives told me early response at Michigan is considered an early notification process, which is not allowed.</p>
<p>Exceptions to Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action Program</p>
<p>Applicants must agree not to apply Early Decision, Early Action or Early Notification elsewhere. Exceptions exist, however, and as a result, Restrictive Early Action applicants may apply to:</p>
<pre><code>* Any institution, public or private, under a non-binding Rolling Admission option.
* Public institutions in a student's home state under a non-binding Early Action program.
* Foreign colleges/universities on any application schedule.
* Institutions whose early application deadlines are a requirement for consideration for special academic programs or scholarships only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1.
* Institutions under an Interim Decision program only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1.
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<p>Public institutions in a student's home state under a non-binding Early Action program.</p>
<p>EDIT: I guess they actually tightened SCEA restrictions this year.</p>
<p>Last year it just said this: "Public institutions under a non-binding Early Action program. "</p>
<p>Yeah. If you don't live in Michigan, I guess you'd have a problem. Not sure why Michigan isn't considered rolling, though, since it's basically 'apply by this deadline for a response' and you don't actually check off anything that says EA...</p>
<p>I'd just leave it alone at this point. It was OK last year to apply to both early because Michigan is a public U. I guess this year Stanford changed the rules, and only in-staters can apply early to Mich. If you withdraw now, you are giving up your acceptance, I think... If you think you have to, maybe it is better to switch to RD at Stanford? You could also call the admissions office, tell them what happened, and ask if you could still keep your ED application...</p>
<p>Well, if the Stanford people say Michigan isn't considered a rolling school in their minds, I have to do something about my Michigan app because I'm out of state. Thankfully, I haven't gotten an admission decision yet so I can probably do fix the mess if there's a problem . My admissions counselor told me directly that Michigan was rolling, I would assume that my counselor would be someone well informed about these things.</p>
<p>OP: You're problem is that you've already been notified of your admission. If the admissions people at Stanford are strict about this policy and won't buy that you thought Michigan was rolling, then you'll probably have to change your Stanford application to regular decision. I'm sure these subtle changes to the policy will allow for some leeway in scenarios like this, though.</p>