Breaking ED agreement Forum

[lawstudentxxx]

for many reasons which I don’t wanna disclose here I don’t know if I will be able to attend the school I EDed. I’ve been told early decision acceptances are very very binding and circulated to all law schools, which puts me in a tough position. If I continued applying to more law schools how badly would that jeopardize my acceptance. :/ I feel like I’m in such a tough position. I of course want very badly to attend the law school I EDed, that is why I confidently early decisioned. The issue is I might not be able to, and I can’t guarantee they’d be understanding of my position.

[nealric]

I know someone who attended a T14 school for one semester, dropped out, and then reapplied the next year as a new student with success. I'd be surprised if going back on an ED would be a complete deal killer. However, if you were to apply, you might consider an addendum explaining what happened. If it was a major life event, I think most schools wouldn't hold it against you.

[nixy]

If you actually can’t attend the school you committed to, I’d speak with them and find out how/if you can withdraw your acceptance before applying to other schools. If the issue is that you genuinely can’t go to the ED school, they’ll find out eventually, so you might as well try to get their blessing first.

If the issue is that you don’t yet know whether you’ll be able to attend, so want to keep applying to have another option for next year, it’s still worth asking. Assuming this is a genuine change in circumstances and not a change in heart, they may understand. And I don’t think it’s realistic to just hope that no one will realize if you keep applying.