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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For parents with older kids who were accepted ED, when did your kid withdraw from their other schools?  The same day or would it be okay to wait a day or two or three days?

My kid is expecting an ED decision in mid-December, and a EA decision will be released the following day and a different EA decision will be released the day after that.  IF my kid is accepted ED, of course they will withdraw the other applications.  However, can they wait a day to see if they get into the EA school, or is that considered unethical?  What about 2 days to see whether they get into the other EA school?  The reason I think waiting should be okay is because even if my kid withdraws immediately, it will have zero impact on the EA school taking another kid in the early round since it's too close to the deadline.

This is all hypothetical since my kid applied to a high reach of them, but I'm just curious how people feel about this issue.[/quote]

if it is a day apart it will not matter, however it is less than ethical with the big exception of financial aid. For ED applicants who are waiting on the need based financial aid package from the ED school, do not withdraw other apps. Straight from the counseling dean at our private. Most years it is fast but some years has been weeks of delay. If the school does not meet NPC, you can withdraw. All the top ones meet it but there are some in the T40-60 range that have come close to NPC without a back and forth appeal process. The private supports such appeals and encourages not withdrawing other apps if you are in that situation. 
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