What happens if you ED and then back out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I realize all the posters here have a high moral code and would not play this ED game. In 5 pages of posts, there has only been 1 mention of a student having his acceptance rescinded and that was with an ivy/T 20 school. Looking for real life instances with ED acceptances to regular schools like Wake Forest or Iowa or Juniata. I am not convinced public schools with overworked guidance counselors have the capability or interest to deal with this.

-no skin in this game. Both of my DS were deferred in the ED round and ultimately rejected.

I’m this poster. I am simply questioning the reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I realize all the posters here have a high moral code and would not play this ED game. In 5 pages of posts, there has only been 1 mention of a student having his acceptance rescinded and that was with an ivy/T 20 school. Looking for real life instances with ED acceptances to regular schools like Wake Forest or Iowa or Juniata. I am not convinced public schools with overworked guidance counselors have the capability or interest to deal with this.

-no skin in this game. Both of my DS were deferred in the ED round and ultimately rejected.

The reason there is only one example posted is because PEOPLE DON'T DO THIS. It is an ASSHOLE thing to do.

[Anonymous]

How do you even do it? Dc had ED app due, evaluated, accepted and a commitment was required before RD was even due at schools. How do you get guidance to cooperate with these schemes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you even do it? Dc had ED app due, evaluated, accepted and a commitment was required before RD was even due at schools. How do you get guidance to cooperate with these schemes?

And this is at a public HS with overworked guidance dept but they pay attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you even do it? Dc had ED app due, evaluated, accepted and a commitment was required before RD was even due at schools. How do you get guidance to cooperate with these schemes?

I was trying to figure this out too. How did the kid even apply RD?

[Anonymous]

The type of harm discussed in these posts is speculative. And you can always say you are analyzing the financial situation. My kid worked hard.

[Anonymous]

Those who do this are the same that held multiple spots during preschool years and then when applying to private schools.

[Anonymous]

Honestly I think all these ED/EA programs should be scrapped. They only benefit wealthy full pay, legacy families.

Pretty ironic that ED is being kept while the SAT is being scrapped in the name of equality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I wish we could also withdraw. Mostly bc we got zero merit from the school my DD was accepted to ED. And plenty of merit aid from the other schools she was accepted to -- but I realize that is the risk we took, but still sucks. We thought there would be a little merit at least and now we will need to take out a loan.

The one loophole is financial. You are not forced to take out loans. If you cannot afford this school without loans but something that you can afford without loans has come through, you can turn down the ED. Before I did that, though, I would call the ED financial aid office and see if they can offer you something.

I thought that was only of the cost was way off the NPC.

It is. And you can’t then turn around and pay about the same price for a different school.

Oh, and you have to let the ED school know and try to work it out with them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/18/your-money/paying-for-college/early-decision-binding-nyu.amp.html

This says ED is not a legal contract and the NYT forced NYU to retract a blog post saying it was.

It’s not quite as simple as you are suggesting though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/18/your-money/paying-for-college/early-decision-binding-nyu.html

You can back out if you haven’t accepted the ED offer. Accepted is the key word.

It also says that if you applied for financial aid but didn’t get what you need to attend, then you can withdraw.

Anyone thinking about applying ED needs to read this.

ED had to be accepted and a deposit payed soon after the offer. My kid’s was due early January.

At this point, kids accepted ED1 have all accepted. It’s not like ED gove you until May.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The high school college guidance counselor may not release final transcripts to any school other than the ED where the kid was accepted.

It isn't just about the applicant. In this case the high school and the college guidance counselor are also on the hook.

How selfish.

Really? How could it be legal for a public high school to withhold transcripts?

+1

Ok. Maybe they send the transcripts with a comment that there is an early Desicion application pending for that student.

The school does not have to participate in a dishonest presentation and risk their reputation.

Any guidance counselors on here that could weigh in on this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The type of harm discussed in these posts is speculative. And you can always say you are analyzing the financial situation. My kid worked hard.

It is not speculative. Colleges have a target admit number. Including your kid means another kid is out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from TJ a few years ago. There was a kid in his class who got into a T20 ED. Didn’t withdraw other apps and then got into an Ivy. Long story short, the Ivy rescinded and the ED school rescinded and the kid had to take a gap year.

Why did they not ED to the ivy if that was the preferred school?

My understanding is that they though the Ivy didn’t have straight ED (they were REA mayb). and the kid thought it was too much of a long shot. And settled on the T20 as more realistic? I didn’t dig too deep on the whys. The “what happened next” was a peer ratting them out to the ED and Ivy. Scandal ensues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The type of harm discussed in these posts is speculative. And you can always say you are analyzing the financial situation. My kid worked hard.

Your kid accepted the ED offer back in January, right? At which point you were done analyzing the finances. If I knew you IRL, I’d call the ED school. And they might well revoke.