Do kids really withdraw all other applications when they get in ED?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A girl in my DD's class last year didn't and we informed the school. BTW, I posted about this last year asking if we should inform the school. About half the posters said MYOB and it was a pretty controversial discussion. Not sure why but that's DCUM for you.

Curious to know what happened after you informed the school? How did school respond to you? To the student involved? Was ED rescinded? Student held accountable?

Why on earth did you report her? That is so terrible.

What is "terrible" is believing that the rules are for everyone else but you.
I would have reported as well.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

My DD was accepted to her ED school this weekend and withdrew her other applications today. It’s hard not to wonder what the outcome of other applications might have been, but she knew the process going in so didn’t think twice about withdrawing. She knows a couple of kids for who really want to go to one of the schools she withdrew from and likes the idea that they might have a better shot now with one less person applying from their school.

[Anonymous]

No she wasn’t taking a sport from anyone because she wasn’t going to enroll. Colleges do not a 100% yield and therefore they accept way more than they need to fill the class. You really are clueless aren’t you? And even if they did, they would go to the waitlist if they didn’t get the yield they wanted. There is no kid sitting home crying in their cheerios as a result of my kid not pulling her app.

NP. So instead of doubling down and admitting that what your kid did was wrong and that you should not have allowed it (you signed a contract that said you would not allow it!), you are defending your kid? No wonder your kid lacks character. Also, despite what you said, some other kid WOULD have received an acceptance if your kid had received one. You are right that schools account for yield, but once they decide to accept x number of applicants, they fill that bucket.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:ED is a scam to improve yield. It should be abolished.

It’s also a wonderful way for families like ours to demonstrate absolute commitment to one chosen school and enjoy the statistical advantage that confers. It’s a great option among many available options and it should be preserved

Exactly. It's affirmative action for the wealthy.

How so? We will need aid if my DD attends her ED school. If they can’t meet our need, she is free to back out. We confirmed this with both schools she was considering for ED.

[Anonymous]

^ Meant to say that instead of admitting the wrong, you are doubling down. No doubt this character defect (selfishness and dishonesty) permeates both your life and hers. Too bad your DD doesn't have a parent willing to parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ED is a scam to improve yield. It should be abolished.

It’s also a wonderful way for families like ours to demonstrate absolute commitment to one chosen school and enjoy the statistical advantage that confers. It’s a great option among many available options and it should be preserved

Exactly. It's affirmative action for the wealthy.

No, it’s not.

[Anonymous]

it really is more about having a strong moral compass and although not a legal requirement, it’s more about doing the right thing.

my DC will immediately withdraw her other 2 ED applications if she gets into her first ED choice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ED is a scam to improve yield. It should be abolished.

It’s also a wonderful way for families like ours to demonstrate absolute commitment to one chosen school and enjoy the statistical advantage that confers. It’s a great option among many available options and it should be preserved

Said a rich person.

[Anonymous]

And a correct one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ Meant to say that instead of admitting the wrong, you are doubling down. No doubt this character defect (selfishness and dishonesty) permeates both your life and hers. Too bad your DD doesn't have a parent willing to parent.

Yes boy I feel so bad about mine and my DDs “character defect” as diagnosed on this board. What will I do? So sad. But anyway I think you are all missing the fact there was no way she was getting into the school, which is why I didn’t think it was a problem. I mean there was NO way she as getting into this school. She withdrew all of the other apps within days of her ED acceptance and all of them were well within reach. This one was not. For this school we both knew the app fee was a waste of money. If she thought she’d be accepted she would have pulled it just like the others that she pulled. Your hysteria is misplaced.

[Anonymous]

Just withdrew applications per the ED agreement we signed.

[Anonymous]

At best it’s unethical not to withdraw. At worst your ED school could find out and rescind.

[Anonymous]

The competitive school my child applied ED to allows EA to public state institutions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ED is a scam to improve yield. It should be abolished.

It’s also a wonderful way for families like ours to demonstrate absolute commitment to one chosen school and enjoy the statistical advantage that confers. It’s a great option among many available options and it should be preserved

Exactly. It's affirmative action for the wealthy.

How so? We will need aid if my DD attends her ED school. If they can’t meet our need, she is free to back out. We confirmed this with both schools she was considering for ED.

Are you officially allowed to wait to withdraw other applications in this case?