Absolutely paranoid

Applying to College
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<p>Hey everyone,</p>

<p>Not sure if I’m over analyzing but see for yourself:</p>

<p>About a month ago, Scripps College asked me to provide a Certificate of Finances sheet, as I was an international applicant that did not apply for financial aid. This was before decisions came out. So I went to the bank to receive the relevant statements only to have them tell me that I did not have $200,000 in the bank to guarantee financial ability to pay for all four years. My parents and I (and the bank) were pretty unfamiliar with the entire financial aid process and didn’t realize that we only had to prove current funds for ONE YEAR and that future income could account for the later years. I have funds for that but NOT 200 grand.</p>

<p>So I, dejected and miserable, sent Scripps an email basically telling them that I did not have the necessary funds available and was thus withdrawing my app to the school. In the heat of the moment I also said that I would withdraw all my other applications. My dad advised me against that and to wait out and see while we gathered the necessary information.</p>

<p>Decision days arrived and I got accepted at several schools (all who did not ask for a financial statement), including Tufts, whose admissions offer I accepted and the deposit has been paid. I also got waitlisted at Stanford and accepted a spot on their waitlist. We learned up on the entire financial process and realized our earlier mistake to know that, yep, I could actually pay for college. Bank has been informed of the previous mistake and are in the process of compiling all the necessary docs for Tufts.</p>

<p>Now, here’s the problem. Scripps waitlisted me and I sent in their waitlist reply (today, which is past their April 15th deadline) indicating that I would not enroll at Scripps but I put down Tufts and/or Stanford as the school I would be going to. I’m absolutely paranoid now that Scripps will go “huh?” and contact both schools immediately to inform them that I stated that I would withdraw my applications and did not have the funds for college. Who knows what the others will do.</p>

<p>Is this reason enough to get a bit scared? Should I do anything in terms of contacting Scripps? Sorry if this sounds obnoxious, dumb, over analyzed, and “frantic” but I worked so hard to get to this point that I don’t want it all to go down the drain because of a technicality.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry!! First of all, congratulations on getting into Tufts, and good luck with Stanford.</p>

<p>Now, send Scripps an email, explaining your mistake. Explain that it was just a misunderstanding, and you appreciate their time, but you have decided to attend another school. I’m sure Scripps wouldn’t hold it against you if you DIDN’T, but better to err on the side of caution. I’m sure you’ll be fine. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>No need to do anything. If you wanted to withdraw all of your applications, you would have had to contact each school. Scripps wouldn’t be able to do it on your behalf. You are fine. I am not familiar with immigration laws. But you may need to show that you will be able to support yourself while you are in the US.</p>

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<p>College admissions offices aren’t that whimsical.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for your responses!
Yea, I slept on the issue, and realized that it’s not so bad. Scripps had their deadline to respond to their waitlist on the 15th and I sent in my letter on the 17th so they’ll probably just discard it.</p>

<p>Plus, Scripps never replied to that email so I’m thinking they just deleted it but I don’t know. I feel better now…</p>

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<p>Scripps doesn’t care whether or not you withdrew other applications. They only would have cared if they had admitted you ED.</p>