<li>What will happen if you dont send a reply back?</li>
<li>Do you have to send back via their postcard or does any old regular letter do?</li>
<li>Do you have to tell them what school you’ve chosen to go to?</li>
Thanks
<p>I don't know if there is a customary way, but here's how I will handle it.</p>
<p>I will send a letter to the Admissions counselor we've worked with explaining that we were lucky a number of schools wanted my son to enroll. I will thank them for their interest, but let them know he has chosen to enroll in another school.
I figure that's essentially what they would do if he were turned down for a scholarship, or admission.
Please have the courtesy to give a school an answer- don't just keep them guessing.</p>
<p>do you specially tell them which school your son has chosen to enroll?</p>
<p>How long is your letter? 3 sentences?</p>
<p>Im sending them a little note including a thankyou and what school i will be attending because it shows them what schools they are competing against</p>
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I don't know if there is a customary way, but here's how I will handle it.</p>
<p>I will send a letter to the Admissions counselor we've worked with explaining that we were lucky a number of schools wanted my son to enroll. I will thank them for their interest, but let them know he has chosen to enroll in another school.
I figure that's essentially what they would do if he were turned down for a scholarship, or admission.
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<p>I hope that by "I" you mean "your son." If you're still holding his hand at this stage in the game to such a degree that you're actually writing his letters for him, something's wrong.</p>
<p>i couldn't agree more raven.</p>
<p>christ, i thought college admissions was about recognizing your own achievements- not ur parents.</p>
<p>Most schools send a postcard or a sheet of paper with the acceptance package where you can check "Yes, I will attend" or "No, I decline the offer." I didn't send a letter to one of my schools because they were cruel to me, but I think it's a common courtesy to let them know your decision.</p>
<p>So:
1. I'm not too sure, but I would guess that they would just forget about you or they might call to ask what you decided (although I doubt it).
2. I would just send the postcard since all you have to do is check a box.
3. Tell them as much as you want to tell them. Just make sure you don't burn any bridges if you're considering grad school at that college.</p>
<p>I was just about to post that same thing, Raven.</p>
<p>Though you could write a letter, why not just send back the notification postcard that comes with your acceptance packet? There's usually a question on there about what school you have decided to attend, and sometimes (as with UMich) a list of reasons you chose another school (cost, location, etc.).</p>
<p>If you have something to get off your chest about the school's admissions policy, by all means send a letter - so few people do that it's bound to get attention. Slipstream, why not let the school that behaved poorly toward you know how you feel? You might wind up with an apology.</p>
<p>If you're talking about a competitive school, I definitely suggest responding in order to give an advantage to waitlisted students.</p>
<p>Finally - in many cases, you'll hear from your rejected schools again, either online or via snailmail. They'll send a detailed survey wanting to know the reasons for your decision.</p>
<p>what if you lie to a school where ur not going.. for an optional question: where ur going, i feel like saying MIT.. just to jack off. can they do anything about it?</p>
<p>no but why would you do that...it just goes into statistics its not like they really care about you personally</p>
<p>Lol, what if like 60% of students that reject a school, let's say Harvard, for the reason of 'jacking off'. good times</p>