Well, assume that I’ve been accepted to a top-tier college outside the US, but I cannot attend it because of financial inability.
Would it be OK to tell the college because I see it as an achievement, only a few from my country make the cut? And it’s not as subjective as the US selection process; depends more on your grades and mastery in the subject you’re applying for.
I would advice you keep it to yourself.
Getting admission into another college isn’t the kind of achievement US colleges look for.
Keep in mind that there are students who dream about only their school and would kill to go there.And then there’s your application which explicitly states how you would have preferred some other school if not for financial issues.
It may be an achievement on your part, but for them, it’s just a depiction of lack of interest in their college.
No, don’t mention acceptances to other colleges. That’s not the way it works in the US- that can get you an instant reject at some places (“why don’t they just go there if they think its so great?”)
Agree with the others. Keep it to yourself.
What a complete waste of time applying to a college that u know w certainty u cannot afford.
@GMTplus7: you’re inferring the OP applied with that knowledge in advance? Is there indication of that? Many families are awaiting Fin Aid offers – and some may mean some schools are unaffordable (even with NPCs). I wouldn’t want anyone saying my daughter’s application was a waste of time.
Do NOT advise any other universities. Doing so would be quite irregular and it also might cause the schools in which you still have interest be be resentful (“Oh, so X was admitted to OxBridge and is attempting – superciliously – to impress up; we’ll put him in the reject pile right now.”).
Thank you for the responses.
Well, my counselor wants to update this information to the universities in the US I’m applying for. Because I have been offered a place OxBridge and you’ve to sit for hard tests and interviews; only 20 people at maximum make it from the country. And from the city I hail, the last person to get into OxBridge’s undergraduate program became the President. So, it’s a really big thing for everyone around me.
Slack off the financial part for a while.
So, my counselor, particularly trying to help me out, has asked me if she should convey it to the colleges as a her personal remark in my application file.
If your counselor – NOT YOU – were to advise US universities INFORMALLY, that might be perceived differently . . . however, no gloating, simply a “matter of fact” update (all, obviously, only in my opinion).
@TopTier
My counselor has already informed few of them, I think. However, I could advice her on your opinion. Could you just give instances of ‘gloating’ a bit? Thanks, btw.
The counselor, writing as if you were completely unaware of the impending correspondence, could state:
- Paragraph one - how proud the school and the community were that you had recently been admitted by OxBridge … that it is extremely rare (and a few substantiating statistics) … that only about twenty individuals … and that the former President was the last individual from you city …
- Paragraph two - However, s/he has advised you that highly selective US universities also provide superior education and enduring advantages. Therefore, she – and your community – look forward to X University’s decision.
- Paragraph three - With sincere appreciation for X’s continuing efforts to provide outstanding, American educations to the citizens of …
How are you going to pay for US College if you can’t pay for Oxbridge? Are there any financial scholarships available in your country?