<p>So I got into Yale EA, and I immediately withdrew or didn't finish most of my other apps. I kept my app for Princeton, which has some special constitutional law programs that are really appealing to me although their social atmosphere seems not the best. On a whim, I didn't withdraw my Harvard app either, partly because I was with my friend who goes there at the time. I'm about 80% sure I want to go to Yale, and I don't think I want to go to Harvard. The thing is, I just got an email from a Harvard interviewer and have sort of scheduled an interview. Not sure if it would be rude to cancel now.
Keeping my options open is nice and obviously can't hurt me, but my main concern is that I don't want to hurt my friends or my school. I go to a high-ranking public, and my grade in particular is abnormally large and has abnormally many peope applying to Harvard, Princeton, etc. If I don't withdraw and do get in, will I actually be taking someone's spot, or is that a myth? Do colleges really care how many they accept from one school? Also, do they hold it against the school later if someone is accepted and chooses not to attend? Any advice would be appreciated.</p>
<p>if you're just keeping your application in to see if you would make it, thats not a very nice thing to do. You got into Yale, and you say you are 80% sure you want to go there. Seems like an obvious decision to make..</p>
<p>^^^^^completely ignore the advice above. NEVER not apply to a school just because you are afraid of taking someone's "spot". if you are wanted by the school, you should get in. by that, i mean if somebody else is wanted and they want you too, its not going to be like "welll we have a quota of X number of kids from this school, and since we like this kid more, well reject this one" of course, theyre not going to admit like 20 from one school, but i think i made my point. (ex. 10 from my school got in ED to Pton.....just goes to show there are no quotas)</p>
<p>you want to go through a college admissions process without regrets and you dont want to end up wondering "what if i just applied to this school". considering you have already completed you application, it would be ridiculous to withdraw. </p>
<p>just my advice.</p>
<p>You very well may not get into Princeton or Harvard. That Asian kid who is sueing Princeton got into Yale but not HP. Don't withdraw your application because you really don't know how you will feel in April.</p>
<p>I agree- keep your options open if you aren't 100% sure that you want to go to Yale.</p>
<p>You have every right to apply to any school you want for any reason.</p>
<p>You could also compare financial aid...</p>
<p>True. Princeton has one of the best FA programs in the country, if not the world.</p>
<p>Since you got into Yale, you must know that 80% < 100%. Therefore you owe it to yourself to explore the other schools that comprise the 20%. If you were 100% certain of going to Yale, you would still have the "right" to apply to the other schools, but your ethical question would have more substance.</p>
<p>Just apply what could it hurt, if someone doesn't have the stats to beat you in addmissions too bad for them.</p>
<p>i agree with the others above...too bad if you take someone else's spot at harvard or princeton. that's not your problem.</p>
<p>D switched her first choice from Yale to Harvard ('09) after attending Bulldog Days and Harvard Admitted Students days.</p>