I’ve been observing this thread for a while, and I find it important to advise you not to withdraw that commitment, unless if your son is unquestionably “ride or die” for Haverford. Regardless, Haverford offers NO merit, full stop. It is unfortunate, and even Haverford doesn’t actually meet a family’s “full” demonstrated need when it comes to grants, only what they determine to be demonstrated need. But it’s important to note that schools like Haverford could be hit hard by this pandemic, what with demands for tuition refunds for this semester and next(?) semester. It isn’t out of the realm of possibility that Haverford cannot commit to meeting 100% of demonstrated need next year, should your son take a gap year and reapply. Also, depending on your demographics, admission off of even the extended waitlist is unreliable. I assume, since the college your son has committed to is somewhere outside of Boston, it is a similarly prestigious college/university. I would suggest taking the opportunity to attend that institution on a relatively more generous aid package than Haverford.