<p>I was recently admitted to a “top 30” liberal arts college in the northeast on Early Decision II, and was very excited to go. I have already enrolled, however, recently my family has come into some fairly serious money problems, and seeing how this college has not offered me any aid, need or merit based, would it be possible for me to attend another school, breaking my early decision agreement. I was offered an $18,000 per year scholarship at my second choice school. Would there be any way for me to attend? Thank you for any information, it would certainly help my parents and I sleep easier.</p>
<p>Call your first choice school and tell them your situation and fax them the offer from your second choice, and ask that #1 make their school as afforadable as the #2 or else release you from your enrollment.</p>
<p>To break your EDII commitment, or get reconsideration of finaid, you will need to detail the serious financial situation to the college. Good luck to you…I hope this all works out. To be honest, I’m not sure whether the EDII school will care much about a finaid offer from elsewhere. Remember, that any ED acceptance requires you to withdraw other applications (and acceptances). BUT with financial situations changing, you may be able to get the EDII school to reconsider your finaid award, or allow you to withdraw your acceptance there.</p>
<p>If you were accepted ED to a top 30 LAC, it’s quite clear that you are bright and worth the investment on the college’s end. Call your EDII school, talk to the financial aid officer who is in charge of dealing with your file, and work with them. If they accepted you, it means that they WANT you to come to the school. Also, especially because of the fact that it’s a LAC, it’s student body is smaller and dealings with the Financial Aid Office will be more personalized. They will do everything they can to make your attendance to their school a priority (think sports drafts - because of your skill, talent, and potential, the “team” that drafted you will do anything to offer you a contract). File new tax return estimates, fill out FAFSA again, and let them know what’s going on. Work with them, and they will work with you.</p>