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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD withdrew most of her EA apps but she was very curious about one particular very long shot school and could not find an easy way to withdraw her app so she let it ride. She did not get in, nor did she expect to have a snowballs chance in hell so didn't feel like it was a big deal. She did withdraw every other app (there were about 5-6 which were outstanding when she got her ED)[/quote]
I should add, she didn't plan to accept the other school if she got in, just wanted to know if she would get in.[/quote]

You do realize had she gotten in, she was taking a spot from another student.  What a horrible lesson to allow your child not to follow the terms of her ED because Iacceptance.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

You do realize it would not likely be the same kid taken off the wait list and she would most likely have taken the spot of someone local.  You should be embarrassed for not following the terms of ED because you put your kid’s curiosity over basic ethics.[/quote]

First of all I was 100% sure she wasn’t getting in, and she didn’t. Secondly, she pulled all other apps. And yes they accept plenty more so even if she did get in, and turned it down how is that different than a kid who is applying as a safety and has no intention of going? Happens ALL the time.[/quote]

Because applying as a Safety to 1000 schools is legal, ethical and not against the rules for anyone who is not submitting an ED application. Not even comparable. Stop attempting to justify what you/your daughter did.  It's wrong and self centered. [/quote
There is nothing illegal or against the rules because the kid wasn’t accepted and even if she was, she wasn’t going. She was fully committed to her ED school. You’re being a bit of a drama queen. [/quote]

You have multiple people telling you what your daughter did was unethical and directly in violation of the ED agreement and yet, you are still trying to defend it.  Perhaps open up your mind to the fact that this was wrong instead of trying to justify it.[/quote]

Eh I don’t care one bit what you think. I was being honest and answering the OPs question. I don’t have any regrets and it was not an issue, nor was it going to be. She pulled the apps except this one which was a total reach and we both knew she would’ve get in. She pulled 5-6 others. Go pick on someone else.[/quote]

You post a lot for someone who doesn’t care.  Not sure why it is so hard for you to say something along the lines of “in retrospect, it was wrong to not immediately withdraw all her other application as we agreed to when we signed the ED agreement.”  Because it was definitely wrong no matter how many posts you make trying to justify it.  Still time for you to tell your daughter this.[/quote]

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