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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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. [/quote]

I also know of someone who kept in all of their applications after accepting an ED2 offer (including the ED1 school that had deferred them). AT RD round, they were accepted to the ED1 deferral school - plus another T25 school.

They went back to the ED2 school to say they felt there was a stronger religious community at the ED1 school. The ED2 school allowed it. I don't know what happened with the HS relationship with the ED2 school though - I didn't ask.

This family knew better - they were fully aware that they were supposed to withdraw but they took a chance and took advantage of the system. There was nothing lacking in the community at the ED2 school - the overall percentage of her group was smaller but it isn't tiny - and the school itself is more diverse and celebrates diversity.

She was lucky that school was generous with her.[b] I wish there was a more formal process where schools communicate and don't allow this to happen (I mean - it's the common app - so how hard can it be). This had nothing to do with finances. [/b]

I was secretly wishing someone would "out" them to the school they attended.[/quote]

You want businesses to collude about not competing for certain customers. The system would be easy to create, defending it would be impossible [/quote]

No - I want the colleges to mark ED applicants who have accepted offers to college board and mark their remaining applications as being no longer valid. [b]Otherwise this is all BS.[/b]

That said - I don't think ED is a fair/equitable process. It clearly disadvantages families who need to shop for aid.  So maybe change the system to only have EA - or SCEA. 
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It is BS because the contracts are likely unenforceable. Even if you could get around being a cartel under federal antitrust, good luck getting around state consumer law. 
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