I Think I Made a Big Mistake

Colleges & Universities University of Michigan
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<p>So I applied to Washington University in St. Louis ED and UMich EA and was accepted to both. Obviously my ED contract is binding, but I now feel like I only applied ED to WashU because I got a great first impression of the school, and I’m starting to think that I would be happier at UMich. I did the MMSS program and loved it, so I already know that it’s a good fit for me.</p>

<p>My question is–will having been accepted and then declining Michigan’s offer of admission hurt my chances of being accepted as a transfer?</p>

<p>Obviously I could still love WashU, but this question is just a “what if?” kind of thing.</p>

<p>Additional Info: one of my LORs was from a Michigan professor from my MMSS course it was the most amazing rec i’ve ever read</p>

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<p>Rejecting Michigan’s offer will not hurt you in the future. As a transfer, a new admissions personnel will be seeing your application and assessing your credentials.</p>

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<p>If you are already planning to transfer to U-M and have no desire to attend WashU, I would consider looking into if there is any way to break the ED contract. One would think that WashU would not want a student who already wants to leave. I know they are contingent on financial aid but I don’t know much about ED.</p>

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<p>^please don’t do this. ED is a binding contract. If you renege on the contract (other than for financial purposes) Wash U might contact other schools to black list you. </p>

<p>“Colleges say that they do not want a student - even an Early Decision applicant - who does not want to come, so a call to the admissions office may be sufficient to be released. Be warned, though, that such a move risks losing every other college acceptance as well. Early Decision information is shared among many schools, and it’s a rare college that wants a student so untrustworthy he will renege on a binding agreement. Your child may be better off attending his Early Decision college and transferring later.”</p>

<p>Source: <a href=“http://youngadults.about.com/od/collegeprep/qt/Breakingbinding.htm[/url]”>http://youngadults.about.com/od/collegeprep/qt/Breakingbinding.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I would give washington u a shot you never know you might love it if not you can always transfer is there something in particular you do not like ik the school has a great rep for academics</p>

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<p>It’s not really binding, there are many ways to get out of that contract.</p>