<p>If you are accepted early decision–and as part of the usual enrollment they want you to sign the “rights and responsibilities” agreement. To not enroll, i.e to “get out of early decision” can you go ahead and tell the university you are accepting their admission but you wont sign the “rights and responsibilities” agreement?</p>
<p>I dont want to get into an ethical discussion on whether you should or shouldnt try to get out of early decision–the question here is–is this a valid way of not enrolling? (regardless of the ethics–hey its a jungle out there…). You are “willing to go” but the university presumably will decline to take you if you dont sign the agreement (giving up various legal rights, etc)</p>
<p>The issue is that you are supposed to go if you get accepted by early admission. However, sometimes situations change. There are plenty of posts on your legal or otherwise responsibilities re ED. In the hypothetical I have noted–your are accepting the ED but the college will end up declining your admission since you wont agree to the “student behavior responsibilities” form. Now, I realize this can certainly said to be not “right” “ethical” etc but I am talking legal here and doing what can be done.</p>
<p>Every year some kids’ circumstances change and they have to get out of it. If you need to, you can. Be upfront about it and you will be okay. I don’t see why you would need to do what you are suggesting. But I do not have the answer to your question, regarding he legality.</p>
<p>No college can force you to enroll upon acceptance. However, breaking an ED agreement can not only hurt your chances at other colleges, but also the chances of potential students from your school. Colleges tend to keep track of who breaks ED agreements. Bottom line, if you aren’t ready to drop all other applications and go on acceptance, don’t apply ED and ruin someone else’s chances of getting in.</p>
<p>If your ED school fails to meet your FA needs, you can make an appointment with the school’s FA department, explain your situation and they will let you out of the ED agreement.
If you just refuse to entoll, your ED school can notify other school and many of them will refrain from admitting you.</p>
<p>The ED school can notify other schools that you wouldn’t sign the conduct agreement. Who wants a student like that? The other schools could black list you, and would be doing themselves a favor. Did you cheat on your SATs too, if you aren’t worried about ethics, etc, and just serve your own purposes?</p>
<p>Hi, How many colleges can you apply to as ED applicant? If you can apply to,say 2 or 3, what should I do if I get accepted into 2 of them? How the process works?</p>
<p>Here’s the thing. At the end of the day, if you are accepted ED and change your mind, there is no way they can force you to come. There is no way they can force another school not to accept you. Also, there are legit reasons for rejecting an ED offer – the main one being that the financial package is not sufficient.</p>
<p>Having said this – some schools do share lists. (recently someone posted that after rejecting one Ivies’ ED offer for financial reasons, a second Ivy called him and said that the were not admitting after having sent a ‘likely’ letter because their financial package wouldn’t be any better.</p>
<p>One of My D’s applied ED – she was told by her GC that the GC would inform every other school she had applied to if she was accepted ED at one.</p>
<p>… As to your specific question – if you refused to sign a “Rights and Responsibilities” letter, the school might pull the acceptance.</p>
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