<p>nuveen...I completely agree w/ you. since they have already made admissions decisions, you are not taking another "spot" by submitting two SIR. Once you have declined one of them even early in the process, it's not like they are going to go back to the people who were rejected and say "oh by the way, we now have an open spot so you are now accepted." UC always over-admit in expectation that some of us will turn acceptance down. It's like the airlines when they overbook...lol... The main reason why they don't want people to submit more than one SIR is because it skews the numbers and it is more work for admissions and f/a when they have to calculate costs related to your admissions.</p>
<p>its not a good idea to send two SIRs. The whole purpose of sending the SIR is to register</p>
<p>personally i don't think it's a big deal, some people need more time to decide. The schools are getting $100 bucks out of it, for free anyway, so i doubt they care either.</p>
<p>do you always follow all the rules and instructions?</p>
<p>Yeah, seriously, if you need extra time to make such an important decision, that's pretty understandable. I personally think one month's time is too short of a time span to decide where you want to go, especially if you're torn.</p>
<p>I withdraw my comment because I forgot about the appeals process.</p>
<p>I did the same thing and my best advice to future applicants is not to make the same mistake!!! Nothing catastrophic happened, but it certainly didn’t help me make up my mind, but just made me panic more because of what could possibly happen. Don’t ever do anything shady that could possibly compromise your admission.</p>
<p>My best advice is to give yourself a week to make a decision, and then go for it! If you do change your mind you will have plenty of time before the deadline to contact the admissions office to remove your SIR and then SIR to the other school. Pick the school you like best, think about what you will be studying for the next couple years, and don’t get caught up in the message boards or statistics. When in doubt, pick the school further away so you can experience something new. Don’t get caught up in the statistics and message boards (probably you already are since you are reading this). These message boards did a lot of damage throughout the admissions process and I wish I hadn’t read it all and got so caught up in the junk! Who cares if a program is selective or whatever, what matters is if it is the right fit for you. Clarify your objectives about why you are seeking your degree and see which school fits best with your goals academically and personally, and if both are good then ask yourself where you would prefer to live and go off that.</p>
<p>Both are good schools. Assuming money won’t be a problem, choose the one that you want to live at for the next however many years. Remember that for job interviews, the school’s name will only get your foot in the door. The only exception I can think of is if your interviewer is an alum and you’re the only competitive job applicant from his alma mater. I also really like the idea of pulling names out of a hat and seeing if you’re excited or dejected about your draw.</p>
<p>this thread is from 3 years ago</p>
<p>Holy shiit. I didn’t even notice. HAHA. Thanks for necro-ing this thread IHeartNY90. I should’ve noticed the dates before jumping on the necro-wagon.</p>
![http://rynosseros.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/imagesgrail-bring-out-your-dead-small1.jpg[/url]](http://rynosseros.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/imagesgrail-bring-out-your-dead-small1.jpg%5B/url%5D){kind=link}
