<p>You can withdraw from the almighty binding power of Early Decision under the following circumstances:
- not enough financial aid to afford to go
- you died</p>
<p>No one out of the million college application sessions at my high school (and former high school) mentioned that part of early decision, so I had to find out by scouring the tiny font of the actual early decision agreement terms. I heard some colleges are less willing to offer aid if the applicant is bound under early decision since there’s no need to compete to get the student against other colleges, so I can see where your parents are coming from. </p>
<p>But fear not. I think you’ve got a very good chance. =)
Great ACT, ranking, extracurriculars, etc.</p>