Do I need to send in the confirmation forms to the schools I’m not attending to tell them I’m not coming. Or can I just not send them anything and they’ll just assume I’m not coming. I’m not sure I know where all the forms are now.
<p>It'd be easier on the schools because then they'll know for sure you are not coming and not have to wonder if your letter maybe got lost or something. Anyways, I'm sure many people just don't respond, but it would be a bit more polite to do so.</p>
<p>You definitely need to so that they know how many people they can take from the waitlist, and so they can go to the waitlist as quickly as possible and give some of those kids a break.</p>
<p>Please do the polite thing and send back the cards to those schools who have accepted you. They have taken the time to read through your application and they obviously liked you! They really want to hear back from you about their offer as soon as possible. It usually doesn't take long to fill out a few cards and drop them in your mailbox! Do it as soon as you've made a decision.</p>
<p>Think about it: What if colleges said, "Is it necessary to send rejections to students we're rejecting or will they just assume they're rejected when they don't get a letter"?</p>
<p>Yes, do the polite thing and send in your cards ASAP so the colleges will know your decision and so they can go to the waitlist if necessary. If you can't find the forms, e-mail them or send a letter, including your complete name, birthdate and/or student ID #.</p>
<p>One of the schools my son applied to only sent a confirmation card. There is no place on the card to mark 'not attending' or whatever. I'm not quite sure if he needs to respond or what.</p>
<p>He has nothing to lose by doing the polite thing and sending the card in with a note that he's not going to be attending that college.</p>
<p>This one form says "complete and return to reserve a seat" and "In returning this form, I hereby confirm my intention to enroll." There is nothing about not attending. No way is he sending this form back. I guess he could write a separate letter but it doesn't seem like they care.</p>
<p>They don't take people off the waitlist based on how many people they say are not attending but rather on those that confirm their place in class. Once they have all of the confirmations, THEN they decide who to take off the waitlist.</p>
<p>So it would be polite to send a letter saying you aren't coming, but in reality it doesn't make much difference.</p>
<p>out of courtesy, i sent a letter to every school that i decided not to attend.</p>
<p>I wonder what the admissions offices would do if the thousands of students who chose not to attend each sent a letter? Wouldn't it make an awful lot of extra work for them - they have to open each letter to make sure it isn't about some other pressing matter. I would think that's why they use postcards. Maybe the thing to do is send in the postcard and wait until late May if you want to send a short letter.</p>
<p>IMO, it is especially important to be early with the "no thank yous" if the school has offered you a big pot of money. They could choose to give it to another candidate if that is their policy.</p>
<p>is it necessary to tell me what school we've decided on?</p>
<p>No it is not necessary to tell them your plans. But send in the card, because you never know if you may be applying to that school again as either a transfer or a grad student.</p>
<p>No, you don't have to tell them where you're going; the main reason for that question is so colleges can see where cross-admits end up (e.g. 90% of students that were admitted to Harvard and Yale chose Harvard, blahblahblah...).</p>