Need to withdraw?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Rochester
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<p>Some years ago, D1 filled out Part 1 on MyRoc, got into EA schools, never filed Common App, supplement or paid app fee. Never considered herself has having applied. Got a rejection letter in April because her application was incomplete. Probably counted in admissions statistics as rejection and incrementally lowered admission rate, boosting Rochester's ranking (ever so slightly, LOL). No other school that got her paperwork (scores, transcripts, etc) did this. </p>

<p>This year, D2 filled out Part 1 on MyRoc, submitted everything but common app, supplement and app fee. Got letter recently thanking her for applying by Dec 1 (huh?) and offering option to change to ED2. </p>

<p>D2 got into different ED1 school. Smiles galore. Rochester was clearly the strong 2nd choice. </p>

<p>Did she apply or not? </p>

<p>What's the right thing to do? </p>

<p>Is it better to "thank" Rochester by letting them reject her and count as an applicant, or is it better to formally withdraw her incomplete application. </p>

<p>While everyone we've dealt with there has been really, really wonderful, I get the sense that the office is a bit shall we say "loose" organizationally and I doubt this kind of thing is an intentional attempt to skew statistics and manipulate rankings. </p>

<p>I can see arguments both ways. I'd hate to have someone spend time reviewing her file only to find the application lacking an application.</p>

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<p>That’s wacky. I don’t know any other school that counts incomplete apps as “rejected”. I would not formally withdraw it because for all intents and purposes, it isn’t an application that could even be decided on, because the commonapp/supplement haven’t been done (basically 2/3 of everything lol). What would they even review? Her test scores? I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>

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<p>It’s not hard to just send and email saying she’s been accepted ED somewhere else. Might as well communicate and let them close their file?</p>

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<p>I agree with sending an email. It could save them time. It will also save them from wondering if there was some error in the process. With the huge number of applications they have, they might wonder where the rest is, try to track it down, or contact you. I expect they get more than a few of these and might appreciate knowing what is going on. It would save them writing the rejection letter as well. They may not actually count these, as writing a rejection letter might be their protocol for handling incomplete applications.</p>

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<p>That does seem like the “right” thing to do, but as you can see there are arguments both ways. Also, maybe my post helps them fix some of their processes. </p>

<p>Again, the folks we’ve dealt with were great, low-key and very supportive, just like the school they represent. What would be most helpful?</p>

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<p>Email would be fine. A phone call is also fine. </p>

<p>If it reduces the work and/or processing, they’ll appreciate that. </p>

<p>I assume they send rejections for incomplete apps as a matter of form.</p>

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<p>Oh, yeah, sending an email would probably be nice. I would say “decided not to apply” rather than “withdrawing my application” though since the application never happened.</p>