<p>I was recently accepted ED and am in the process of withdrawing applications to the remainder of schools I applied to.</p>
<p>Several school websites have a link to withdraw apps online which simplifies the process.</p>
<p>For the others, is a simple e-mail with a receipt sufficient? I am writing a generic 2 sentence note withdrawing my app for consideration to XYZ College.</p>
<p>I'd prefer to keep it this simple but I guess on the other extreme I could send certified mail to each school also.</p>
<p>My assumption is that as long as I make the effort via e-mail, that should be sufficient. The worse scenario is that a school will claim that I never withdrew and I could always show my ED school the e-mail and receipt sent to the school.</p>
<p>I am sure mix-ups have occurred in the past between the ED school and another school one applied to.</p>
<p>Some schools aren't so lax about withdrawing your apps. For example, the UCs are really picking. They want your application ID, SSN, an original signature and a date on your letter which must be mailed.</p>
<p>Yea, I wouldn't worry about the certified mail but send them a letter with your signature. People don't want to do major things based on emails. Sending an email at the same time would be fine too.</p>
<p>I sent e-mails. UC Berkeley had no problem with it...they sent me an e-mail back saying it's good and also sent a letter to my home saying what to do if withdrawing was a mistake. UCLA hasn't gotten back to me, so I'll have to contact them. But, I'd probably send more than 2 sentences...thank them for accepting you and the time they spent meeting with you, etc. I included my birthday in the e-mails.</p>
<p>My daughter had three applications out when she got accepted ED. She immediately e-mailed her regrets to all three. Two replied within a day. She sent a letter the following week to the third one and got a response back by mail, so she now has a record of all three.</p>
<p>I withdrew from Brown with a simple letter that stated my withdrawal and included my phone number and e-mail with a signature at the bottom. Within a week, I received a nice letter notifying me that they had withdrawn my application and wished me best of luck in the future.</p>
<p>just a short 2-3 sentence letter would be nice, with a line thanking them for their consideration of your app. Regular postage will work, just make copies of the letters.</p>
<p>I've heard stories of incomplete apps being considered by the admissions committee, and one story here on CC of how an applicant got accepted ED at one school... and assumed their incomplete app at another school would not make a difference. They got accepted at the other school too, and then had a whole mess of problems, and an angry school to deal with.</p>
<p>ive already gotten accepted Ed at Upenn.. i had applied to Columbia..but had only sent in Part 1 of the application.. I did send a certified mail to their office.. but i havent received a notification as yet.. also, i tried contacting them thru email, but i got a response saying they dont reply to individual emails nemore. Obv. i won't get accepeted by sending only part 1 of my application. so should i bother not receiving a notification.
ps : i know my mail was delivered. sent it by courier and tracked it.</p>
<p>vidushi, my D also did not receive a response from Columbia when she withdrew her app (with a letter by snail mail) after completing part I AND interviewing, so I suspect that is their way of handling it. Some schools responded, some didn't.</p>
<p>just to be sure, we e-mailed the school with the incomplete app. they replied and we did receive a letter verifying that they would withdraw his app. better safe than sorry, i guess.</p>
<p>I was accepted ED and emailed withdrawals to 10 colleges... so far only Penn and Lehigh have responded! Should I rest content that I've done my part or is there more I should be doing??</p>
<p>Also, do I have to withdraw my app from a college not in the US?</p>
<p>Anyone ever considering Faxing the letter....it gives them a hard copy, and is reallllll quick</p>
<p>Just a thought and why is writing a letter so difficult for people, you take out a piece of paper, write, thank you for your consideration, but I need to withdraw my application as I was accepted ED at IAMTOLAZYTOWRITEALETTER U.</p>
<p>Sign your names and put it in one of those blue box and volia, its like magic</p>
<p>it's not as magical as you put it, citygirlsmom.... at least not over here on the other side of the planet from the US. mails to the US are pretty expensive and are prone to getting lost... unless you resort to the much more expensive dhl/fedex..</p>
<p>faxing seems like an option though... at a dollar a minute, it's way less expensive.</p>