<p>I just got accepted and I signed on to the portal. It’s asking me to accept or deny the admission acceptance. Though I truly am considering attending SLO, I am still waiting to hear from the UCs that I applied to. Is accepting to this school binding?</p>
<p>once you click accept your decision is binding…but you have until may 1rst i think to click on it</p>
<p>UC Decisions are out March 15th, so wait until then to decide. Yes, hitting accept is binding.</p>
<p>How exactly do they ENFORCE the binding of accepting the admission offer?</p>
<p>I don’t know and I don’t want to find out. I imagine if you hit accept and then go somewhere else you’ll end up in a world of debt and legal issues. Just wait until UC decisions are out then you have 2 weeks to mull it over.</p>
<p>I am wondering, when is accepting an admission NOT binding?</p>
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<p>No one really knows. A couple people tried to get out of the admissions acceptance; we’re still finding body parts in the weirdest places!</p>
<p>ED is truly binding. Someone else posted here and PM’d me that her daughter was able to rescind her RD admission because she liked another CSU better. There were no problems at all. I don’t think it would be an issue if Cal Poly didn’t make you accept the offer of admission before applying for housing, which isn’t 100% guaranteed.</p>
<p>Here’s something I just saw on their housing site: Q and A</p>
<p>Q- Can I get a refund if I change my mind about attending Cal Poly?</p>
<p>A- Students must cancel in writing 30 days prior to the move-in date to receive a full refund minus a $5 installment fee. For last day to cancel without financial penalty see Housing Application Checklist. Charges per day will apply thereafter.</p>
<p>Thank you 2Leashes. I think that it looks pretty safe to accept admission and apply for housing. Thank you for sharing!</p>
<p>I agree that ED seemed much more of a problem than RD. They are given special privileges, so I think they make it a bigger deal.</p>
<p>^^ I’m interpreting that housing statement in the same way as you, momofmv. D has a few applications out there still, but CalPoly is looking like #1 and she doesn’t want to wait and take the housing leftovers…looks like a low risk gamble to me.</p>
<p>Thanks! I talked with my son and he is going to accept admission tomorrow and get ready for the housing application for next Tuesday. He is really liking Cal Poly so far. he was accepted to irvine this week too and most likely will get into Davis, but he is thinking Cal Poly is the best place for him. He is going to apply for the Honors Program we think. then he will be in Cerro Vista, which is his first choice. he does hope to have a roommate from his school though and he doesn’t know if they will be in Honors too. i wonder how that works? Thanks again.</p>
<p>From Cal Poly’s Admission page
[Terms</a> and Conditions -Admissions- Cal Poly](<a href=“http://www.ess.calpoly.edu/_admiss/undergrad/reg_terms_fresh.html]Terms”>http://www.ess.calpoly.edu/_admiss/undergrad/reg_terms_fresh.html)</p>
<p>"Note: once you 'accept our offer of admission, you are certifying that you understand and agree to these terms and conditions and that you are making a commitment to attend Cal Poly. "</p>
<p>Again, it did not say anything about LEGALLY bound to make a commitment. RD is different from ED because when you apply EARLY, you’re telling them that Cal Poly, is indeed your first choice, hence the reason for withdrawing other applications. </p>
<p>RD, of course, means you have more flexibility to apply and wait for other schools’ admission offers. Most of the time kids wait until they’ve heard back from ALL schools before making that decision. However, in Cal Poly’s case, they kind of have you in a Catch-2 situation. They state right on their housing site that freshman housing is NOT guaranteed and to act quickly to secure a place to live on campus. But, you need to hit Accept before you can apply for housing. Let’s say a kid does this and ends up being accepted to Stanford (his dream school but very HIGH REACH). Sure, he may love Cal Poly and would gladly attend, but come on, folks…do you think CP is not going to understand this kid’s “dilemma”? It’s not like he applied ED. Believe me, they will still have plenty of students to fill the alotted spaces.</p>
<p>If you look for another member “uclamommabear” here, you’ll notice her post in regards to her daughter who decided she wanted to attend CSULB and simply notified Cal Poly of her decision after hitting Accept and applying for housing. It worked out fine with a small processing fee. And this was another CSU. </p>
<p>I just don’t see how a kid can wait until all of his decisions come back and yet be able to find suitable housing at Cal Poly in the meantime (if he doesn’t hit Accept.) I can see if Poly was low on his list. But, if it’s HIGH on his list and he would have no problem attending…HOWEVER, would still like the chance to attend someplace like Stanford, etc…IF given that opportunity…it just looks like a no-brainer.</p>
<p>Again, I am speaking about someone who applied Regular Admission. Now I understand that if a kid applied Early Decision, he needs to be clear that Cal Poly is his FIRST choice from the onset. That is not the case with RD.</p>
<p>I just called the admission office and asked the question. The answer I was given by the admission counselor was that Cal Poly does consider acceptance binding but there are no ramifications to backing out. The gentleman I spoke to made it clear that accepting and backing out affects other students… I did ask if accepting admission was in any way communicated to other state systems schools or the UCs and I was told absolutely not!
I for one have a moral problem with my son accepting knowing Cal Poly is not his first choice, but I also understand his desire/need to live on campus. I am sure some serious sole searching will be done in my house this weekend. Best of luck with your decisions…</p>
<p>^crunch thank you very much for calling about this and sharing with the rest of us! It can be a difficult decision to make and we do want to think about the other students who are waiting to get in. we also need to think about our own children and what is best for them. i wish the decisions all came out at the same time!</p>