<p>I “reneged” from by ED to NYU, and am surprised to hear some call that unethical. NYU was where I was going. I applied to another school as well though as EA so I could have a back up. I also hear this is “unethical”. My guidance councilor, the guidance councilor at my mom’s high school, and everyone else I talked to had a very fuzzy idea of what ED really is and allowed me to apply to the EA school. Then the financial aid came back. I maybe was foolish in thinking I could pay for it, but the tuition minus what they offered was nothing close to what I could afford. So I said no and my heart was broken. In no way was I meaning to be unethical. I myself believed I could pay the debt, but my parents would not pay for my down payments etc. And for those that think what I did was unfair to those who didn’t get in, there is always a date you have to place your down payment before your seat is given away. When they seat is not taken, it is given to a wait-listed applicant.
Secondly, education shouldn’t be a luxury I can’t afford. I am just as smart as my upper class counterpart and NYU was supposed to be my home.</p>