How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?

[Anonymous]

My first kid immediately rescinded their applications after getting into their ED school. They always wondered if there would be more acceptances, but we knew the ethical thing to do was to pull them.

We are now finding out that my second kid’s friends did not only not rescind the other apps, they don’t even have the social awareness to keep the info on the other acceptances to themselves.

How common is this?

[Anonymous]

Dumb to talk about it. Common to do it.

[Anonymous]

Private schools will check up to ask if you've withdrawn. I suppose you could still lie but there is communication between counselors and reps so it's possible you'd be found out.

There is a lot less anonymity from privates.

[Anonymous]

Some Universities will stop allowing ED apps from the schools attended by these students.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, many kids do this to show off. Our DC got into their ED choice and withdrew their other apps the very next day. Unfortunately, their friends who got in as well did not and are still 'awaiting RD decisions' even after they paid and accepted their ED spot. Ours is a Large public School so counseling department is overloaded or does not care. In this age, where stress levels are so high around admissions, seems a shame that kids (and their parents) do this. Common app should add a feature that automatically lets other colleges know that you have been accepted to your ED choice to break this trends

[Anonymous]

Very common esp at public high schools where colleges can’t/won’t do anything due to lack of influence from college counseling

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some Universities will stop allowing ED apps from the schools attended by these students.

Only private high schools

[Anonymous]

There is no need to accept ED immediately if waiting to hear on financial aid from college. Even otherwise it is foolish to accept before stated deadline. An unsupportive financial aid is a common reason to be released from an ED agreement.

[Anonymous]

This is why schools accept more private kids in ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why schools accept more private kids in ED.

Yep. They know they'll show up 99% of the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, many kids do this to show off. Our DC got into their ED choice and withdrew their other apps the very next day. Unfortunately, their friends who got in as well did not and are still 'awaiting RD decisions' even after they paid and accepted their ED spot. Ours is a Large public School so counseling department is overloaded or does not care. In this age, where stress levels are so high around admissions, seems a shame that kids (and their parents) do this. Common app should add a feature that automatically lets other colleges know that you have been accepted to your ED choice to break this trends

This would be so easy to put in place, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no need to accept ED immediately if waiting to hear on financial aid from college. Even otherwise it is foolish to accept before stated deadline. An unsupportive financial aid is a common reason to be released from an ED agreement.

+1

There can be a lot of back and forth with the financial aid office of the ED school which takes several weeks. We had to get multiple extensions before they finally agreed with us. During that time, DC kept all apps open in case things did not work out with the FA office

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, many kids do this to show off. Our DC got into their ED choice and withdrew their other apps the very next day. Unfortunately, their friends who got in as well did not and are still 'awaiting RD decisions' even after they paid and accepted their ED spot. Ours is a Large public School so counseling department is overloaded or does not care. In this age, where stress levels are so high around admissions, seems a shame that kids (and their parents) do this. Common app should add a feature that automatically lets other colleges know that you have been accepted to your ED choice to break this trends

This would be so easy to put in place, too.

Colleges don't communicate through common app.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My first kid immediately rescinded their applications after getting into their ED school. They always wondered if there would be more acceptances, but we knew the ethical thing to do was to pull them.

We are now finding out that my second kid’s friends did not only not rescind the other apps, they don’t even have the social awareness to keep the info on the other acceptances to themselves.

How common is this?

In theory, the high schools would not have sent the transcripts to the other schools if they were admitted ED in the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why schools accept more private kids in ED.

Favors the parents with pockets full, hence the argument to make ED illegal.