<p>If you get accepted early desicion to vanderbilt, does that mean you have to go there? or does it just mean you have an earlier date to accept or deny your seat at the school?
because if i dont recieve enough financial aid there's no way i'll be able to afford it!</p>
<p>Early Decision means if accepted you must attend but colleges will often release you if financial aid becomes a significant issue. Of course, what applicants and their parents believe is the amount of need based aid they require is often more than any colleger believes.</p>
<p>If financial aid is an issue, at ALL in your decision to attend a college, then do not do ED. Unless you know for sure they would give you a sustantial amount of financial aid.</p>