How to write an email for the colleges you are not going to enroll ？

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<p>How to write an email for the colleges you are not going to enroll ？tell them you are not going. Do you mind to post your “reject letter” here? :)</p>

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<p>Most colleges will include in their acceptance packet a postcard or something that you fill out to let them know that you will not be attending. In that case, it’s mainly a question of checking a few boxes. If not, something like this should do:</p>

<p>To Whom it May Concern,
Due to X, Y, Z factors, I have chosen to enroll in X College for the Fall 2012 semester. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Me</p>

<p>It’s really not that big of a deal, since you don’t have to impress them anymore.</p>

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<p>Thank you, irishrabbit</p>

<p>I just try to find a well writen one, humble, polite… I copy/paste, change names, and send out … I’m a bit lazy :))</p>

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<p>even more succinct:</p>

<p>Dear Sirs:
I have chosen not to accept your offer of admission for Fall '12. Thank you.</p>

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<p>Is it necessary/polite/customary to do this? I mean if they don’t hear anything by May 1 isn’t it automatic?</p>

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<p>Dear College X:</p>

<p>You are a wonderful school and your website is great and your academic program is superb and your dorms are fantastic and the chow in the dining hall is scrumptious. However this year the number of acceptance letters I received was truly overwhelming and it was necessary to narrow it down to just one, so I must regretfully decline your offer. Please don’t take this personally, and I’m sure your class of 2016 will be a great one and accomplish great things in life. </p>

<p>Sincerely, </p>

<p>Applicant 9537522</p>

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<p>^^^ Personal favorite.</p>

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<p>@annasdad, </p>

<p>Awesome letter. I wish it was going to the schools that rejected instead.
lol</p>

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<p>Dear XX,
Thank you for your offer of admission. I will be attending YY college instead, but have enjoyed learning about your school and hold high regard for the XX community.</p>

<p>Sincerely,
You</p>

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<p>I’m taking this as an opportunity to write some rejection letters myself in parody style a la Annasdad, but I don’t think you actually need to let them know (it’s courtesy I suppose). If they don’t get anything back from you by 5/1, then they’ll assume you’re not going.</p>

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<p>DS always told the other schools where he was attending. I notice on most of teh postcards, the school asks. Some poor intern will spend a few weeks this summer tracking cross-admits.</p>

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<p>It is rude not to let them know. Rude and tacky. Let them open up the spot on the wait list for someone else who might be dying to go. Classless to wait it out and say nothing. If you make a dinner reservation and decide to go elsewhere, do you not call and cancel?</p>

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<p>Waiting is just lazy. Notify the, so they can close the file and maybe sooner than later someone might get off wait list</p>

<p>The school doesn’t take it personally you aren’t going. So don’t stress and said an email saying thank you but I am going somewhere else.</p>

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<p>^^Well, two things: offers of (regular decision) admission are not agreements that are expected to be upheld like making reservations are- you literally are expected to come. Second, I wonder if anyone would be actually offended not only because of how often it probably happens but possibly how they go about determining who enrolled (as in ignoring all those who did place deposit). </p>

<p>With that said, I agree that not showing the decency to at least write a quick email is both in poor taste and potentially hurting waitlisted students.</p>