Declining admission? Forum

[the_heff]

Hi all,

I remember for undergrad, when you chose a school to attend, you had to notify the others you were admitted to that you would not be attending -- basically, declining the offer of admission. Is the same true for law school? If so, how does one go about this?

thanks!

[NanaP]

You can use this, which was on TLS years back....

Dear XXX Law School Admissions Staff,

Every year applicants such as myself apply to many excellent law schools such as yours. Unfortunately, I cannot attend every fine institution that I applied to, and I regret to inform you that you have not been selected for my Fall 2014 academic year. Thank you for considering me as an applicant, and best wishes for all of your future endeavors.

Sincerely,

XXXX

[bugsy33]

Dear X College of Law,


Thank-you kindly for your offer of admission, after a great deal of thought I have decided to attend another law school. (you can say which school if you'd like) At this time I'd like to withdraw my application. Thank-you again for your consideration.


Sincerely,

the_heff


You may copy and paste, I'm sure Yale will be pretty upset, but understanding of your decision to attend the true #1, TCLS.

[SFrost]

I think it's tacky to specify which law school you're attending when rejecting an offer. Do schools tell you which applicant they're putting in your place when they reject you? No, they don't.

Just thank them for their offer and tell them you've made other plans. Even Yale doesn't have 100% yield.

[TheSpanishMain]

I think it's tacky to specify which law school you're attending when rejecting an offer. Do schools tell you which applicant they're putting in your place when they reject you? No, they don't.

Just thank them for their offer and tell them you've made other plans. Even Yale doesn't have 100% yield.

I think a lot actually like to know. I've had a few schools I've withdrawn from reply to the email and ask.

[SFrost]

I think it's tacky to specify which law school you're attending when rejecting an offer. Do schools tell you which applicant they're putting in your place when they reject you? No, they don't.

Just thank them for their offer and tell them you've made other plans. Even Yale doesn't have 100% yield.

I think a lot actually like to know. I've had a few schools I've withdrawn from reply to the email and ask.

Oh, I'm sure it helps their future admissions decisions to know. I'm just saying it's tacky. If they want to know bad enough they can and should ask.

My response to the rank ~60 school that only offered me a 30% scholarship (got 100% from a top 30 for comparison): you guys got greedy and this is your punishment.

[CanadianWolf]

Not uncommon for schools to ask where you'll be attending.

[TigerDude]

Just tell them Yale.

Or Cooley

[2014]

Not necessary - not depositing at a school by their deadline is a very strong indication you won't be attending. If you decide earlier and want to be nice, a quick email like one of the ones above is fine. I personally said nothing to schools they figured it out.

[john1990]

Dear XXX Law School Admissions Staff,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp3x6l5dZp8

Sincerely,

XXXX

[Big Dog]

I remember for undergrad, when you chose a school to attend, you had to

While its a nice thing to do, no you did not have to notify the non-chosen. (They're smart enough to figure it out the day after the deposit was due. )

[Mack.Hambleton]

You can use this, which was on TLS years back....

Dear XXX Law School Admissions Staff,

Every year applicants such as myself apply to many excellent law schools such as yours. Unfortunately, I cannot attend every fine institution that I applied to, and I regret to inform you that you have not been selected for my Fall 2014 academic year. Thank you for considering me as an applicant, and best wishes for all of your future endeavors.

Sincerely,

XXXX

lmao this is good.

[LET'S GET IT]

I'm surprised at people saying to not worry about telling them. The polite thing to do is to let them know so maybe someone who is really interested in the school can get off the waitlist. Just my opinion.

[iskim88]

I think telling them would be better.

[SPerez]

It's always a nice thing to do, but it's not necessary if you're doing it before the deposit deadlines in early April. The later you get in the spring and summer, though, the more it really is a good thing to do out of consideration for other applicants. Many schools don't have a second deposit or other action students must take that would signal the school you're intentions.

I've actually had people who initially emailed me to withdraw end up enrolling. Usually what happens I ask why, then the answer reveals the person hasn't actually fully researched us and wasn't aware of things or had wrong info sufficient to change their decision.

Dean Perez