<p>Don’t worry about the ED at Vandy if it is not really affordable to you. Schools can’t/don’t legally enforce ED contracts. The biggest threat that they have is with a HS GC in terms of future potential applicants (i.e. basically not accepting future ED candidates from a particular HS). Since you are homeschooled so no future applicant follows you, there is really nothing that Vandy can do about it. And in reality, since Vandy is not your most affordable option, you are being very truthful and ethical about not being able to accept their ED acceptance.</p>