Have you broken an early decision contract?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know of someone who broke it. That school put the word out and other schools revoked their offers. Kid did their first year at the local community college.

This didn’t happen.

A college counselor made up this story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some colleges require that the school guidance counselor sign the contract after the rejection period terminates, agreeing that the school won't send out the final transcript to any other colleges. You can't enroll without it.

By the rejection period....if you need financial aid, and the aid awarded is not enough to attend, you can reject the admission and aid package and then are free to await results from other colleges. However, you must reject the package BEFORE you get results from other colleges.

Years ago, our high school messed up and failed to send transcripts to X college. X college would not let any students register for class until the transcripts were received.

I know in one well publicized case, the student ended up going to St Andrews because it doesn't--or at least didn't --follow US rules.

Colleges send responses at all different times though. How could someone be sure to reject before getting any responses?

[Anonymous]

Yes I know someone who was accepted ED and didn’t withdraw other applications. When the other acceptances kept coming in including one to a much better school (top 20 private) they went with it. Absolutely no repercussions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I know someone who was accepted ED and didn’t withdraw other applications. When the other acceptances kept coming in including one to a much better school (top 20 private) they went with it. Absolutely no repercussions.

Guess rules don't apply to some people!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that any school that poison pills a student at other schools is just begging for a lawsuit.

but what do I know I’m no lawyer

Clearly not.

[Anonymous]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/18/your-money/paying-for-college/early-decision-binding-nyu.html#:~:text=Here%27s%20a%20news%20flash%3A%20These,t%20always%20know%20the%20facts.

[Anonymous]

You can withdraw before the college makes a decision.
You can break the agreement if financial aid is inconsistent with NPC or if there is a change in the family's financial situation.

I hope you are not facing a difficult family situation. If this is elective, please don't fish around for outs. If your kid us having 2nd thoughts, withdraw before decisions are out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/18/your-money/paying-for-college/early-decision-binding-nyu.html#:~:text=Here%27s%20a%20news%20flash%3A%20These,t%20always%20know%20the%20facts.

Would anyone be willing to post the article please? Behind firewall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can withdraw before the college makes a decision.
You can break the agreement if financial aid is inconsistent with NPC or if there is a change in the family's financial situation.

I hope you are not facing a difficult family situation. If this is elective, please don't fish around for outs. If your kid us having 2nd thoughts, withdraw before decisions are out.

Right now you can change from ED to RD - or withdraw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know of someone who broke it. That school put the word out and other schools revoked their offers. Kid did their first year at the local community college.

There isn't enough Tums in the world for the amount of heart burn that would give general counsels if schools actually did that

[Anonymous]

Here is a gifted version of the article https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/18/your-money/paying-for-college/early-decision-binding-nyu.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CU0.DEco.X8xk5e2FIbSk&smid=url-share

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/18/your-money/paying-for-college/early-decision-binding-nyu.html#:~:text=Here%27s%20a%20news%20flash%3A%20These,t%20always%20know%20the%20facts.

Would anyone be willing to post the article please? Behind firewall.

the key part is that when pressed, everyone agrees that you can withdraw for financial reasons

"the most prominent entity in the field — the National Association for College Admission Counseling — offers up crystal clear language that schools can (and do) use in their early decision agreements: “Should a student who applies for financial aid not be offered an award that makes attendance possible, the student may decline the offer of admission and be released from the early decision commitment.”

That isn't the same is matching the calculators, it's whether or not you can actually afford it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some colleges require that the school guidance counselor sign the contract after the rejection period terminates, agreeing that the school won't send out the final transcript to any other colleges. You can't enroll without it.

By the rejection period....if you need financial aid, and the aid awarded is not enough to attend, you can reject the admission and aid package and then are free to await results from other colleges. However, you must reject the package BEFORE you get results from other colleges.

Years ago, our high school messed up and failed to send transcripts to X college. X college would not let any students register for class until the transcripts were received.

I know in one well publicized case, the student ended up going to St Andrews because it doesn't--or at least didn't --follow US rules.

It actually isn’t whether financial aid is generous enough as the out, it is whether the financial aid differs from what the school’s calculator said it would be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I know someone who was accepted ED and didn’t withdraw other applications. When the other acceptances kept coming in including one to a much better school (top 20 private) they went with it. Absolutely no repercussions.

Typically that Ed college will then not take kids from the same school for a few years. Counselors need to do their job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/18/your-money/paying-for-college/early-decision-binding-nyu.html#:~:text=Here%27s%20a%20news%20flash%3A%20These,t%20always%20know%20the%20facts.

Would anyone be willing to post the article please? Behind firewall.

the key part is that when pressed, everyone agrees that you can withdraw for financial reasons

"the most prominent entity in the field — the National Association for College Admission Counseling — offers up crystal clear language that schools can (and do) use in their early decision agreements: “Should a student who applies for financial aid not be offered an award that makes attendance possible, the student may decline the offer of admission and be released from the early decision commitment.”

That isn't the same is matching the calculators, it's whether or not you can actually afford it.

Disagree, if you run the calculator and apply, you have decided you can afford what the calculator says you can pay.