<p>i am withdrawing, cornell is my first choice</p>
<p>I'm writintg from my son's account.
I sent Cornell an email yesterday asking about the application withdrawal, to which they replied it should be done "as soon as possible or wait till you get the acceptance letter in mail" My S's letter will take some time since we are overseas, but we will withdarw his other applications as soon as we have the acceptance in our hand.
Like fedmom said, that is what binding is.
Keep up the good grades guys and goodluck at Cornell!</p>
<p>Yes, you must withdraw your other applications as you have agreed to do once accepted ED to Cornell. Definitely wait until you get the official letter in the mail and you send in your deposit. If it makes you feel better, send the deposit by certified mail -- return receipt so you have evidence that the deposit was received. </p>
<p>It isn't a big deal to withdraw from other schools, but you should do it in writing. I think a letter is probably preferable but certainly an e-mail is fine. </p>
<p>At a minimum, state that you are writing to withdraw your application from _____. You can add that you have been accepted by Cornell ED and will be attending there. And say "thank you."</p>
<p>Schools only withdraw an acceptance in extreme circumstances (such as failing required high school courses) -- not just a drop of some high school grades. And this isn't limited to ED acceptances. All schools want the students they accept to continue to be successful during the remainder of high school.</p>
<p>so i should withdraw after they cleared my cheque? which i have sent out already btw</p>
<p>You're not going to get unaccepted unless you start failing classes. If you're thinking about starting to skip classes and blow off work then maybe an Ivy League isn't the right place for you anyway. In short, don't worry about it. Withdraw your other apps. You are as bound to them as they are to you. It's a contract between you and the school.</p>
<p>I'm happy to withdraw my other applications because I never did them. Procastination pays off for once; it woulda been alot of essays to write in 2 weeks had I got defered/rejected. The only other app I fully sent out, to university of maryland, I will withdraw as soon as they cash my check. And I have a hard time imagining them rescinding many applications, unless you do something really stupid in which case, you wouldn't get into/maintain your position at your other colleges anyway.</p>