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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lucky enough to have our son accepted into a number of schools with competitive admission.  Going through the enrollment information that came with the admissions decisions and there is nothing about not enrolling.  My thought is to reach out to the admissions directors to let them know we won't be coming so they can move forward with kids on the wait list.  Am I thinking correctly?[/quote]

You can send a polite note thanking them and add some very short flattery and then say you are not attending.   (Admissions directors move around, talk w/each other etc.)[/quote]

I would probably add that this email really should be coming from your son and not really you but by all means, assist and proofread before it gets sent out. Simply for a couple of reasons if for some reason your son doesn't care for the school he selected and would like to reapply for a school he turned down it will look better that he sent it rather than mommy or daddy and shows maturity and accountability. Not to mention it will just reinforce some independence and will also help him understand how things really should be done in life we just don't walk away we need to say thank you.

my two cents for what its worth[/quote]

Uh, disagree.  Admissions decisions are made by parents.  They are the only ones that can contractually accept an admissions offer for their minor child.[/quote]

Who said anything about [b]contractually accepting[/b] anything?  Did anyone say the parents should not  be involved in the process?  Admissions offices know the final call will come down to the parents but those emails declining an offer look good to admissions departments when they come from prospective students. It shows a level or maturity on the students part and as said before if they for some reason decide to reapply or transfer to a school they declined those admissions department staff will remember that level of maturity. And take a second and look at the title of the forum [b]"Letting schools know you [u]won't be attending[/u]"
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Honestly, who cares? The admissions directors need to know they have a spot available and it doesn't matter if they hear from the student or the parent. The admissions director is not going to decide to not admit the child as reapplicant because the parent sent the decline email.[/quote]
But if something happens and you need to reach out, it is easier to re-establish connection when you had written a short letter.[/quote]

Eh, not really.  You’re putting way too much weight into the accept/decline communication.[/quote]

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