Is it possible for a student to continue applying to schools AFTER committing? For example, if a student commits to a university abroad, can they still apply to schools in the US? Seems unethical but do the rules differ…?
You answered your own question - it’s unethical.
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I thought so but know people who are doing just that. Thought maybe different rules applied.
Some people do unethical things. Don’t be one of them.
Universities in other countries may indeed have different rules regarding whether admitted students can apply to colleges in other countries.
Most importantly, you don’t actually know what other people are doing, just what they tell you that they’re doing. You should really focus on your own application process (or your child’s), not on what other applicants may or may not be doing.
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Is it because of timing differences in applications in overseas vs the US? Maybe that they’ll lose the opportunity for the overseas uni if they don’t commit now, but it’s not their top choice? Not sure that that’s very ethically different than telling a college you’ll stay on their waitlist while committing somewhere else. If there’s been a deposit paid to commit and they end up going elsewhere, they lose the deposit.
I don’t know what the timing is like, but if. there is a deadline, how is this different from committing to a school and then getting off the WL somewhere else and changing course?
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The question as I read it was about APPLYING to schools after committing. To me that is different than getting a wait list decision and opting to stay on the WL.
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Well, if that is what the timeline allows for (I don’t know that to be it, just speculating), what else can you do?
The school systems may have different timelines - the student may be losing out on this entirely if they don’t commit now (why else would they?) but it’s not their top choice. Assuming they have paid a deposit that they’ll lose if they go elsewhere. Maybe the university overseas does not have the same rules about “committing” that the US does. Too many unknowns to answer this question with conviction.
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I just did a quick search (have no idea where the poster is talking about) but for example this apparently is a common thing to do with Dutch universities, there is just a deadline to “unenroll” from the universities you have ended up deciding not to attend. US rules are not universal.
Even at US schools there is nothing wrong with de-committing if no ED agreement was signed. As long as OP doesn’t hold on to two enrollments simultaneously I don’t do see an issue with it.
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Thanks. Wasn’t planning on it.
This is right. Even in US, the rule is you cannot commit more than 1 school. For some schools, you can only apply for school housing after commit. Therefore, people commit to EA school and continue to apply RD or wait for other schools’ result. Unless you got accepted to ED school, then you have to withdraw application from others.
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