Failure to Withdraw!

[Anonymous]

DC applied ED back in November. He also submitted RD applications for the rest of his college list at the same time to get it all over with. Once the ED decision came in, he said he withdrew his other apps on the Common Application system. Then last week, he mentioned off-handedly that he got a pair of likely letters from <10% admit schools and that he needed to email his entire college list to withdraw his applications. DC says he hadn't realized he needed to write the schools separately back in December to withdraw his applications. I was more than a little non-plussed at DC because there are lots of kids at DC's school who would kill for acceptances at these schools that he doesn't want or need and their chances may have been diminished because of him. He acknowledges the mistake, but says it doesn't matter because everyone's application stands on their own and there are no quotas for how many they admit from any school. Plus, he says there is still plenty of time for them to admit someone else anyways. I told him to let his school's college counselor know and apologize, but he doesn't want to.

Spouse thinks DC is probably correct and says I am reaching for reasons to be annoyed at DC. I should just let it go, right?

[Anonymous]

No way. DC must withdraw from other schools lest his school of choice can withdraw the offer. DC better take care of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC applied ED back in November. He also submitted RD applications for the rest of his college list at the same time to get it all over with. Once the ED decision came in, he said he withdrew his other apps on the Common Application system. Then last week, he mentioned off-handedly that he got a pair of likely letters from <10% admit schools and that he needed to email his entire college list to withdraw his applications. DC says he hadn't realized he needed to write the schools separately back in December to withdraw his applications. I was more than a little non-plussed at DC because there are lots of kids at DC's school who would kill for acceptances at these schools that he doesn't want or need and their chances may have been diminished because of him. He acknowledges the mistake, but says it doesn't matter because everyone's application stands on their own and there are no quotas for how many they admit from any school. Plus, he says there is still plenty of time for them to admit someone else anyways. I told him to let his school's college counselor know and apologize, but he doesn't want to.

Spouse thinks DC is probably correct and says I am reaching for reasons to be annoyed at DC. I should just let it go, right?

Yes. Let it go.

[Anonymous]

I'm not going to say what I thought this thread was going to be about, based on the title...

[Anonymous]

I’d have DC call the likely letter schools ASAP. Tell the other schools as well. You're right and he’s wrong about how the admissions process works. That said, I wouldn’t call the HS counselor. He should do what he can to mitigate the damage but not set himself up as the reason why anyone from his HS who doesn’t get in was rejected. There could be lots of other reasons. If the HS counselor asks what’s up, he just says he forgot to withdraw RD apps (or misunderstood how — whichever is true) but realized his mistake after he got a couple of likely letters and promptly corrected it.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't have thought the HS would allow DC to apply to RD schools until ED results were announced.

[Anonymous]

This whole thread sounds like a humblebrag to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not going to say what I thought this thread was going to be about, based on the title...

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread sounds like a humblebrag to me.

not quite sure it’s humble

[Anonymous]

Holy crap OP - you'd better have DC withdraw from any school to which DC is not committed and have DC keep the commitment to the ED school, AND disclose to the guidance counselor. If the ED school catches wind of this, the ED school might revoke. This is not good. Slot-gymnastics is a competitive matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not going to say what I thought this thread was going to be about, based on the title...

+1

+2 sorely disappointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not going to say what I thought this thread was going to be about, based on the title...

+1

[Anonymous]

Some private DO look at the school as a group. Not fair to the classmates.

Also, could affect next year's class if ED school decides the counselor is supporting this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some private DO look at the school as a group. Not fair to the classmates.

Also, could affect next year's class if ED school decides the counselor is supporting this.

Oh fooey. Its clearly just an administrative oversight on the part of the applicant. A male, HS senior. Its hardly surprising.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy crap OP - you'd better have DC withdraw from any school to which DC is not committed and have DC keep the commitment to the ED school, AND disclose to the guidance counselor. If the ED school catches wind of this, the ED school might revoke. This is not good. Slot-gymnastics is a competitive matter.

THis is true. The ED school could withdraw the acceptance. That's why there is ED and your son has violated the rules. Colleges do talk to one another.