<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I've sent an email to the Duke admissions office to withdraw my place. They haven't replied yet, but I'd just like to ask this in advance - should I include that I accepted a place at Duke this year, but withdrew because of financial reasons? I AM applying for financial aid this season. Would they frown upon that previous Duke place? Would it hurt me if they infer that I applied to Duke last year and not them?</p>
<p>You’ve mentioned in other threads that you used a gap year that Duke offered you to try to apply to other colleges. That’s how you described the situation, and that is not going to look good to other colleges.</p>
<p>Oh, good point, I hadn’t thought of that. It was really because of financial difficulties that I withdrew - I’m sure thats how i described it. would it be less bad if i mentioned its due to financial reasons, and that I withdrew from Duke before applying?</p>
<p>it’s a little irrelevant, but it’s not exactly a gap year, it’s conscription.</p>
<p>Don’t mention it. No one other than Duke is going to care where you got accepted before. It’s a new application and a clean slate. Mentioning it can only hurt you.</p>
<p>Oh alright. Well I was just being cautious in case they were expecting me to declare that. Thanks guys, you saved my app :D</p>
<p>In the same vein, Duke obviously knows I’m gonna re-apply to other colleges - would they try to sabotage my chances by spreading the word about my withdrawal?</p>
<p>I don’t believe the admissions office would be so free to do that these few months =p</p>
<p>bump… would I really be blacklisted at all top colleges just because I withdrew from Duke?</p>
<p>No, you won’t be blacklisted. You are, however, unlikely to get into Duke again.</p>
<p>I see.. Well, I hope it’s for the best. I can’t attend Duke or even come to America for college at all without financial aid, and government scholarships are equally tough. Hopefully everything turns out better this time. :)</p>
<p>Hey, I was just wondering - would colleges actively try to find out where I’ve applied before or where I’ve accepted a place before, even if my app doesn’t suggest anything I’ve even applied before? Alternatively, do they share lists of those kind of information?</p>