I’ve been accepted to another school but I was already enrolled in SFSU. I called and emailed them about withdrawing 3 times since early June, but there was still no reply. I’ve still received emails and they still think I’m going to attend even though I haven’t sent transcripts or anything. My last straw was receiving an email about orientation, so I sent my 4th email about withdrawing. Am I wrong for sending this email? Will I have a bad rep in colleges or something??
The email goes as following: “I would like to withdraw from attending SF State. Please withdraw me as soon as possible.
I’ve emailed and called multiple times in June to withdraw and there was no response. When I called the office they were rude and gave no help, stating that I just have to wait. I’ve waited almost two months now and it’s ridiculous that I’m still getting emails from SF State and how I am still enrolled into the school. The lack of communication is appalling when I have tried to contact the school about my withdrawal multiple times.”
My S20 ran into that problem with an in-state public university that accepted him. They continued to send email updates throughout the summer, through the first year, and even continue to send me emails about “family weekend”, “homecoming”, “get ready for the new semester to begin”, “housing options” and such. In the beginning I sent them repeat emails reminding them he was not attending their campus, but got no response. We probably receive about 15 emails a year from this school, and my son is now a senior at a different university. Now I just chuckle when they send us something.
A couple of other schools (private universities) to which he was accepted continue to be very aggressive in trying to get my son to transfer. It’s comical at this point, because like I said, he’s a senior now.
I wouldn’t worry about it. If it bothers you, just block the email account.
I wouldn’t worry about this. You have the emails you sent as proof, but frankly, without them having your money, there won’t be any repercussions for you. Don’t email them again. Four times is plenty.
Most likely, a human hasn’t yet taken your name out of the system. They are concentrating on incoming students and will get to the withdrawals when they have a chance.
As a side note, you may continue to get emails from various colleges, even long after you’ve started somewhere. One of my kids was getting emails asking her to apply when she was a college soph. The kicker is that it was a college she had never applied to or shown any interest in.