Opinions on "Letter Grabbers"

[Pizzagirl]

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The comments regarding the schools not acknowledging the withdrawals are interesting. I am thinking that they might not want the withdrawals - they want to keep their application numbers high so the acceptance rates are low. This is especially true of the most competitive schools. Not sure if they can technically count the application if it is withdrawn under the reporting rules. So perhaps the schools are content to keep all the applications in play.

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<p>It would still seem that the appropriate thing to do is withdraw. Why waste someone else’s time having them read an app when you know you’re not coming? Do you cancel dinner reservations when you’ve decided to eat at home, or do you just figure, eh, they’ll figure it out when I don’t show?</p>