from ED to RD Forum

[rachelwang712]

I originally applied ED to Duke. But due to some unexpected changes of my financial situation, I wrote to them about changing from ED to RD cause I will have to look at other schools if they give me a good scholarship. so would it affect me negatively?

[kalvano]

Yeah, they probably aren't going to like that too much.

[rachelwang712]

even if I explained my situation? Duke is still where I want to go most but without a scholarship, it would be hard for me to go to any law school. I am an international student so loan does not apply here.

[Veyron]

Yah, I think you just wrote your way out of a Duke acceptance.

[rachelwang712]

Yah, I think you just wrote your way out of a Duke acceptance.

oh no...
one of my friends told me they would not offer scholarship to ED so I wrote to them to make this change.

[FryBreadPower]

Yah, I think you just wrote your way out of a Duke acceptance.

oh no...
one of my friends told me they would not offer scholarship to ED so I wrote to them to make this change.

This. At the end of the day if you wrote yourself out of a sticker acceptance it wouldn't have made a difference anyways; it sounds like (from what you have described) you wouldn't have gone anyways.

[Grizz]

Yah, I think you just wrote your way out of a Duke acceptance.

oh no...
one of my friends told me they would not offer scholarship to ED so I wrote to them to make this change.

Pretty common knowledge round these parts. Hope it works out for ya.

[rachelwang712]

Yah, I think you just wrote your way out of a Duke acceptance.

oh no...
one of my friends told me they would not offer scholarship to ED so I wrote to them to make this change.

This. At the end of the day if you wrote yourself out of a sticker acceptance it wouldn't have made a difference anyways; it sounds like (from what you have described) you wouldn't have gone anyways.

if they offer me a scholarship, i would. but i am worried that the fact I applied ED would virtually diminish my possibility to get a scholarship to zero.

[rachelwang712]

i mean if i started as a RD applicant, my stat might get me in.

[FryBreadPower]

i mean if i started as a RD applicant, my stat might get me in.

No use in using this logic unless you know a thing or two about time travel. If you couldn't possibly apply with no-scholarship ED than you made the right move. It probably hurts that you had to make that move given your circumstances. Your chances may be hurt a little but you had no choice, all you can do is cross your fingers and hope for the best.

Best of luck.

[rachelwang712]

i mean if i started as a RD applicant, my stat might get me in.

No use in using this logic unless you know a thing or two about time travel. If you couldn't possibly apply with no-scholarship ED than you made the right move. It probably hurts that you had to make that move given your circumstances. Your chances may be hurt a little but you had no choice, all you can do is cross your fingers and hope for the best.

Best of luck.

Thank you. I know I should have considered it more thoroughly before submitting the application.
Please forgive me Duke.

[r6_philly]

At least one person did this at Penn and got in last year. With some money I think. Don't know about Duke.