<p>Hi! I was admitted early decision, and I have a question about the contract. </p>
<p>I applied with an early action along with Penn. Am I allowed to just leave the early action there and ignore it, or do I have to email them saying that I want to withdraw? If I do have to email, how soon do I have to do it? Today?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure you were not allowed to do that to begin with.</p>
<p>Yes, you are. If you look at the Penn forums, there are others who did early action. Penn’s Early Decision contract specifically states that in the event of acceptance, you must withdraw all other early or pending applications and not make any more.</p>
<p>Yeah, whartonite you misunderstood the question. I don’t think sinboliz is trying to get out of his Penn contract. He just needs to withdraw his other apps.</p>
<p>Sinboliz, just send each school an email today saying hello and letting each office know that you need to withdraw your application because you were accepted elsewhere ED.</p>
<p>Hopeful_Underdog! You made the same mistake that everyone made for you at first. I’m a “her”, just like you, haha. :P:P </p>
<p>Okay, thanks for the help. I’ll do that tomorrow first thing. :)</p>
<p>If you need FA, I would wait until you see your FA package before withdrawing from other schools. I think that it is the prudent to keep your options open. If FA is what you expected then you should definitely withdraw to make room for other people.</p>
<p>From Early Decision form:</p>
<p>“If you are accepted under an early decision plan, you must promptly withdraw the applications submitted to other colleges and universities and make no additional applications. If you are an Early Decision candidate and are seeking financial aid, you need not withdraw other applications until you have received notification about financial aid.”</p>
<p>Haha, sorry sinboliz! 
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<p>I think your username is more masculine than mine lol.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the help, ttparent. That makes it a lot easier. I’ll wait to see my EA’s FA package, which comes out in a few days anyways. My family’s financial circumstances are quite bleak, so I’d have a reason. But I’m sure I’ll end up going to Penn; I love it so much. </p>
<p>And it’s alright, Hopeful! Haha.</p>
<p>I would recommend telling the early action schools that you won’t be attending. There are other kids that may have wanted your spot, but don’t get in. It’s just the best thing to do.</p>
<p>Yeah, on further thought, you’re right. I’ll email them soon, after I confirm with my parents I’m attending Penn for sure.</p>
<p>Interesting discussion started by one of your fellow ED’rs over here:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/826733-decline-early-decision-acceptance-offer.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/826733-decline-early-decision-acceptance-offer.html</a></p>
<p>I read a thread a while ago (but can’t find it now) about a guy who was admitted ED to an Ivy and EA to MIT then withdrew all other apps. He didn’t need FA, so the FA package wasn’t an issue and he had not way to get out of his ED acceptance. He was also admitted EA to MIT but turned it down. His Ivy acceptance was later withdrawn because of bad grades. He was obviously screwed. Wouldn’t he have been much better off not withdrawing his apps? If schools can get out of their ED commitment with a student due to bad grades, why was this guy bound?</p>
<p>That’s a good point that you make. However, the thing is that on the contract we have to sign, we are bound, but schools state explicitly they have the right to rescind offers if grades are not similar to average high school grades. 
I think I’m going to withdraw, because I’m pretty sure I won’t be dropping too low in the next semester. At most from my straight 7s to two or three 6s.</p>