Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 14:42     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Anonymous wrote:My first kid immediately rescinded their applications after getting into their ED school. They always wondered if there would be more acceptances, but we knew the ethical thing to do was to pull them.

We are now finding out that my second kid’s friends did not only not rescind the other apps, they don’t even have the social awareness to keep the info on the other acceptances to themselves.

How common is this?


This is why we can't have nice things.

Honestly, the universities talk to each other. Not even about ED. A friend worked in admission office at an Ivy and it is common to talk to the others.

I know of someone who did similar for grad school (but after accepting two programs but deferring one, which is a no/no). The person talked about it online, both admission teams talked to confirm and said person then had offers at both programs rescinded. This happened years ago. Not worth it.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 14:37     Subject: Re:How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
In real life or in the paranoid world of DCUM?
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 14:33     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Anonymous wrote:RD schools require mid-year reports sent from the high school, how do these ED rules-ignorers get around this?

Those that are “oh, we’re just too curious” really don’t care about getting rescinded? Or does that not really ever end up happening.


A lot of these kids apply EA, so they get their acceptances earlier. No need to send in extra transcripts.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 13:37     Subject: Re:How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
This is wild. My child did ED, got in, and immediately pulled all her other apps. She put a lot of work into all her applications, and was no doubt very wistful about not knowing how those would have turned out, but that is what you sign up for when you ED as a full pay student!!
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 13:28     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
RD schools require mid-year reports sent from the high school, how do these ED rules-ignorers get around this?

Those that are “oh, we’re just too curious” really don’t care about getting rescinded? Or does that not really ever end up happening.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 11:48     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. My kids are at a large public in NoVa. The friends accepted in ED are full pay, and have older siblings that were denied ED. It seems very tone deaf on part of the kids to disclose this info, but much worse to hear about the extra admissions by their parents. Add to that, the parents, up to this point, seemed quite reasonable. I guess the college admission ratrace brings the worse out of some.

how dare they make a mockery of the exclusive ED process meant for the high income full pay!


That’s your take? How about screwing over their classmates who are still awaiting acceptances?
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 11:46     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
I dont know how high schools can pull the other apps. They "require" it, but how do they know.

We're at a private school, got in ED, had to withdraw one app and let go of a international admit.

But I had lunch with another mom from another private school who was saying how much merit aid other schools are handing her kid. I said, but he's in BC early decision - didn't he withdraw the other apps? she said, oh, we're just too curious!

I mean, that private school couldn't prevent it. Plus it makes me not like her a little.

Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 11:37     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. My kids are at a large public in NoVa. The friends accepted in ED are full pay, and have older siblings that were denied ED. It seems very tone deaf on part of the kids to disclose this info, but much worse to hear about the extra admissions by their parents. Add to that, the parents, up to this point, seemed quite reasonable. I guess the college admission ratrace brings the worse out of some.


Some kids anonymously report these kids to various admissions offices with dummy gmail addresses.

Snitching usually runs in the family
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 11:30     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Anonymous wrote:OP here. My kids are at a large public in NoVa. The friends accepted in ED are full pay, and have older siblings that were denied ED. It seems very tone deaf on part of the kids to disclose this info, but much worse to hear about the extra admissions by their parents. Add to that, the parents, up to this point, seemed quite reasonable. I guess the college admission ratrace brings the worse out of some.


Some kids anonymously report these kids to various admissions offices with dummy gmail addresses.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 10:56     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Anonymous wrote:OP here. My kids are at a large public in NoVa. The friends accepted in ED are full pay, and have older siblings that were denied ED. It seems very tone deaf on part of the kids to disclose this info, but much worse to hear about the extra admissions by their parents. Add to that, the parents, up to this point, seemed quite reasonable. I guess the college admission ratrace brings the worse out of some.

how dare they make a mockery of the exclusive ED process meant for the high income full pay!
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 10:24     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
OP here. My kids are at a large public in NoVa. The friends accepted in ED are full pay, and have older siblings that were denied ED. It seems very tone deaf on part of the kids to disclose this info, but much worse to hear about the extra admissions by their parents. Add to that, the parents, up to this point, seemed quite reasonable. I guess the college admission ratrace brings the worse out of some.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 10:20     Subject: Re:How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Our HS counselors require it.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 09:56     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, many kids do this to show off. Our DC got into their ED choice and withdrew their other apps the very next day. Unfortunately, their friends who got in as well did not and are still 'awaiting RD decisions' even after they paid and accepted their ED spot. Ours is a Large public School so counseling department is overloaded or does not care. In this age, where stress levels are so high around admissions, seems a shame that kids (and their parents) do this. Common app should add a feature that automatically lets other colleges know that you have been accepted to your ED choice to break this trends


This would be so easy to put in place, too.


You can't do this because of the financial aspect. I think they need to make the deposit much bigger so that families take it seriously. It might not stop the wealthiest but it would stop a lot of people.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 09:54     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My first kid immediately rescinded their applications after getting into their ED school. They always wondered if there would be more acceptances, but we knew the ethical thing to do was to pull them.

We are now finding out that my second kid’s friends did not only not rescind the other apps, they don’t even have the social awareness to keep the info on the other acceptances to themselves.

How common is this?


In theory, the high schools would not have sent the transcripts to the other schools if they were admitted ED in the fall.


Not true if you EA at the same time.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 09:43     Subject: How Common is it to not Rescind other Apps After ED Acceptance?
Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, many kids do this to show off. Our DC got into their ED choice and withdrew their other apps the very next day. Unfortunately, their friends who got in as well did not and are still 'awaiting RD decisions' even after they paid and accepted their ED spot. Ours is a Large public School so counseling department is overloaded or does not care. In this age, where stress levels are so high around admissions, seems a shame that kids (and their parents) do this. Common app should add a feature that automatically lets other colleges know that you have been accepted to your ED choice to break this trends

If common app added such feature, it would be an easy target for politicians, and get it banned for public universities, to begin with.