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Trout et al · Post by **Trout et al** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:23 am

chickpea wrote:So I applied ED to a law school but am now regretting my decision... Can I still reach out to this law school and ask to withdraw my ED contract so that I will be considered just an RD applicant? Will this really hurt my chances of getting into the school RD? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Depends on the school and your numbers.

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:26 am

badaboom61 · Post by **badaboom61** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:28 am

Generally speaking, yes, this will really hurt your chances. There may be some exceptions for truly stellar applicants, but if that's the case you probably didn't apply ED in the first place. Withdrawing an ED contract says to the school "I thought I was really interested in your school, but now I'm thinking I would actually go somewhere else instead."

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:34 am

Trout et al · Post by **Trout et al** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:37 am

I would say that it wouldn't hurt your chances for RD much beyond the anticipated ED bump you would have gotten. No one can be sure that they won't ding you just because of this, but with decreasing applications, I doubt they would have the luxury of turning down your numbers if you get a few more points on your retake.

Your numbers are too good to pass on a traditional RD cycle, especially if you get a few more points on your December retake.

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:40 am

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:41 am

Elston Gunn · Post by **Elston Gunn** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:49 am

It may hurt, but 170/3.9 will get better offers than NYU sticker, anyway. Also, I doubt it will hurt.

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:54 am

Trout et al · Post by **Trout et al** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:56 am

tyler.durden · Post by **tyler.durden** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:56 am

M458 · Post by **M458** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:09 am

If you are going to withdraw, why not wait until December 3rd after you've taken the test? If you completely bomb it or a section or two go way worse than expected (you literally run out of time and guess on a bunch of questions) and are 100% confident you're not hitting 170, then you stick it through with ED. Just something to think about.

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:16 am

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:19 am

Trout et al · Post by **Trout et al** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:22 am

Best of luck on your retake!

BigZuck · Post by **BigZuck** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:38 am

I would imagine this will cause you to get dinged at NYU. Not only does it show them that they are not really your first choice, it also makes you look flighty and incapable of thinking things through when making big decision. Poor judgement if you will. Hopefully you rock the LSAT and have better options anyway (and really, NYU at sticker sounds way too scary in my opinion). Good luck on the retake!

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:12 pm

Thanks! Best of luck with your own applications!

risa · Post by **risa** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:19 pm

If you do decide to withdraw your ED I would use financial considerations as your reason. Maybe say something like "while NYU remains my top choice, financial considerations have led me to reconsider my ability to commit to a school before reviewing financial aid offers" ... or something like that.

maggielizer · Post by **maggielizer** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:25 pm

As someone with identical stats who also ED'd, I encourage you to withdraw for purely selfish reasons.

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:22 pm

chickpea · Post by **chickpea** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:53 am

b123 · Post by **b123** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:16 pm

People really need to stop being so paranoid about the back-editing.

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