So recently I got accepted into Oxford college under Emory, since I applied to both Emory and Oxford. However, I didn’t realize that I had got Oxford instead of Emory. I understand that it was my bad for not researching the difference enough. Now, I want to pull out of my early decision, but I don’t know how to do it, or if I should. Here is my current situation:
I didn’t apply to almost any other colleges since I made Oxford, so the only ones I had applied to are UT Austin, and USC.
Could someone help and tell me what to do. BTW the only colleges I can still make and want to go to that have their application open are Ann Arbor, Virginia, and North Carolina.
Thank you for the help.
Call Emory & tell them that you did not apply for Oxford–if true. If your ED supplement did specify Emory University or Oxford College, then you need to ask Emory to release you from that ED contract due to a misunderstanding.
In my opinion, this should be handled ASAP.
No I applied to both, so they can still hold me to my ED from what I read
No I applied to both, so they can still hold me to my ED from what I read
Then you need to call & ask to be released ASAP because you are supposed to cancel your other apps.
Are you a resident of Texas ?
yes
I am not sure, but there may be an exception to binding ED for your in state public university. Others will know better than I.
Can you afford to attend Oxford College?
Why did you apply ED if you don’t want to go there? Was this a misunderstanding on your part? Did you mean to apply to Emory’s main campus ED and to apply RD to Oxford College?
Have you gotten accepted to UT Austin, and is it less expensive for you?
I applied to Emory and wanted to go the main campus. However I also put ED onto Oxford even though I was supposed to EA it. I can afford to go there. I already got UT but I haven’t gotten my major, and it is significantly less expensive with Emory being about 70K and UT at 20K
“Emory being about 70K and UT at 20K”
My understanding is that the one valid reason to back out of an ED agreement is if you can’t afford it. Whether you really can afford $70k per year, and whether you tell Emory/Oxford College that you can afford $70k might be two different things.
Personally based on what I have heard about UT Austin, I don’t think that Emory is worth an additional $200,000 over four years. However, the “haven’t gotten my major” part is hard to put a value on.
One caveat: I don’t really know much about ED. No one in my family applied ED to any schools.
Have you discussed this with your parents?
As the OP says the schools are affordable, my guess is that the fSSA wasn’t completed and aid wasn’t requested I don’t think claiming it is unaffordable will work-especially as the OP seems to have suggested Emory would be affordable. When push comes to shove, I don’t think schools want students to attend if they don’t want to be there.My suggestion is to call admissions first thing Monday and ask to talk to the adcon for your region. Then be honest about the situation. You don’t want to go to Oxford. You messed up by putting them both down for ED. You’d come for Emory but would be miserable at Oxford. Alternatively talk with your guidance counselor and she if he/she is willing to intervene. That might actually better so the GC can make sure to maintain a good relationship with the school. I think they will let you out of the agreement. A student unhappy from day 1 is poison to the well. They’d want to avoid that. Good luck.
“Alternatively talk with your guidance counselor and she if he/she is willing to intervene”
This would seem to be something that a guidance counselor should know how to handle. I agree that this should be done soon.
OP, would you be able to talk to your guidance counselor by Monday?
“I applied to Emory and wanted to go the main campus. However I also put ED onto Oxford even though I was supposed to EA it.”
@montross Emory doesn’t have EA.