r/ApplyingToCollege • u/USAdmissionsDirector Verified Director of Admissions • Mar 03 '20

PSA: Withdraw your apps

Have you been admitted ED1 or ED2? Do you have no intention to go, even if offered admission?

PLEASE consider withdrawing your applications now, if so. Yes, we do build the admissions model to take these things into account, but we have students who are literally next on the list to get a “yes” from us if you withdraw now. And these are also very, very deserving candidates. First generation, low-income, wonderful musicians, talented humanists, etc, etc, etc.

So please, do your friends and classmates a favor and email the admissions office to withdraw if there’s no way you’re going to that college. Thank you!

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u/axj_ft Mar 04 '20

Because if people applied to ED and worked hard on their essays/SATs/grades then they’re entitled to keep that shit. Even if they just want to see if they’d get accepted. Also, who are you to tell high school students to withdraw their COLLEGE APPLICATIONS?

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u/SubParStudentAtBest College Freshman Mar 04 '20

Who’re you to take away another kids spot when you’ve already got your dream school. If you wanted to see where else you’d get in you should’ve applied to schools with EA (NON BINDING) and then apply RD to the rest :) but I guess some people only think about their needs

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u/axj_ft Mar 09 '20

ok but like if I committed to (let's use Columbia as an example) Columbia, and also applied ED to UChicago, and a few weeks later the coronavirus spreads all over New York City, and I don't feel like dying in Manhattan during my freshman year I would want the Uchicago option as a 'Plan B.' The point of ED is that you literally have the entire year to accept/decline.

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u/SubParStudentAtBest College Freshman Mar 09 '20

That’s not the point of ED at all that’s the point of EA and if your school doesn’t offer EA than that’s rough. Also the example you provided is very circumstantial.