<p>I got into Stanford, and there is an extremely high chance (let's say 99.9%) that I will be attending. So, that means that I will have to turn down my offer of admission at other schools, all of which I loved. I am considering writing a letter explaining my decision, as I would expect that they would do the same. Is this common? Would they appreciate the letter or be offended by it? It is just really hard for me to say no to some schools that I was so excited to get into and strongly considering attending. </p>
<p>Say I don't end up writing the notification letter. Would I just not accept admission, and that counts as a denial after May 1st?</p>
<p>Personally, I wouldn’t write a letter; I find that kind of strange, but that’s just my opinion. As for the logistics, I know that most of my colleges have sent me an enrollment confirmation or denial form, so I just have to fill that out and send it…:/?</p>
<p>Don’t write them a letter; that’s weird. And they won’t be sad that you’re not coming–every school has a waitlist of kids dying to get in. I know I loved Cornell, but I have to tell them no, and remind myself that I have the power to make some waitlisted kid super happy, and that Cornell doesn’t really care. Just get over it. lol</p>
<p>Yeah, I knew it was kinda weird. But, what happens if I end up applying to grad school at a school I turned down for undergrad? Another intention I had with the letter was to convey that I really liked the school. I don’t want them to think “Oh, this guy turned us down for undergrad. He wasn’t interested then, so why will he be now? We shouldn’t accept him again.”</p>
<p>Or, are the undergrad and grad admissions completely independent of each other? </p>
<p>And I didn’t got an enrollment/denial form from every school. Maybe I’m just too lazy to find the form/retrieve it from a school’s website, so that’s why I thought emailing a letter would just simplify everything on my part.</p>
<p>^^Wow, really, do not worry about it. There are tens of thousands of applicants at many schools per year and, to be honest, they are not going to remember you. There are many kids who have to turn down a school for another…just don’t worry! And, maybe email your admissions counselor, but if you can find the form, do that; it would be easier and less embarrassing IMO.</p>
<p>Would just not accepting the admission offer be interpreted as a denial? Cause yeah, it probably would be pretty embarrasing to email the adcom. I remember a few years ago my older brother just never replied to schools he got accepted at, but one school really wanted him and continued to contact him, even after May 1st. It was really awkward, and I want to avoid that.</p>
<p>Have you checked the schools’ websites? Perhaps they have some form on there…I should really start doing this too, so if I find anything, I’ll let you know.</p>
<p>All my son’s admissions letters had a postcard or form to send in accept or decline.</p>
<p>Basically they said:
Accept or Decline?
What schools also accepted the student?
What school the student chose?</p>
<p>If there isn’t a postcard with the letter/admissions packet then there will be an internet form you can fill out.</p>
<p>Just provide the information they ask for (if you would like to) and if you accept or decline and the send it off.</p>
<p>Grad schools don’t care if you declined a spot 4 years earlier. If they want you, they want you.</p>
<p>^^Thanks for the info guys. I guess I’ll have to do some web surfing.</p>
<p>Wow did you really get accepted to Stanford?</p>