Pomona Remains Firm While Other Schools Abandon Early Decision

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<p>I thought that by definition, ED was a binding commitment. The Reed site says
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...if admitted to Reed, you will be expected to withdraw all applications to other institutions, and you may not initiate any new applications.

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<a href="http://web.reed.edu/apply/applying_to_reed/freshmen_special.html#earlydecision%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://web.reed.edu/apply/applying_to_reed/freshmen_special.html#earlydecision&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Not a word about allowing people to withdraw without penalty if they don't like the size of their award.</p>