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Hi All,

I have a few schools that I did not withdraw from, but the seat deposit deadline has passed. Should I still formally withdraw from these schools? There's one school I did not withdraw from, but would still consider attending if they upped their scholarship offer.... is it common for schools to reach out to accepted students about not putting their deposit down? Or are we just taken off the list completely?

Thanks.

I emailed each to formally withdraw, and recommend this. It takes a couple minutes to fire off a pat email and helps them know to take you off the list sooner. Just common courtesy.

Others can correct me on this, but I think some places 'require' you to formally withdraw from other places (or maybe that's just ED applicants).

zacharus85 wrote:I emailed each to formally withdraw, and recommend this. It takes a couple minutes to fire off a pat email and helps them know to take you off the list sooner. Just common courtesy.

Others can correct me on this, but I think some places 'require' you to formally withdraw from other places (or maybe that's just ED applicants).

This. It's easy and courteous.

Another benefit is the possibility of getting an increased offer, as OP alluded might change the calculus. While it may be remote chance, it did happen to me twice when I formally withdrew.

MT Cicero wrote:

zacharus85 wrote:I emailed each to formally withdraw, and recommend this. It takes a couple minutes to fire off a pat email and helps them know to take you off the list sooner. Just common courtesy.

Others can correct me on this, but I think some places 'require' you to formally withdraw from other places (or maybe that's just ED applicants).

This. It's easy and courteous.

Another benefit is the possibility of getting an increased offer, as OP alluded might change the calculus. While it may be remote chance, it did happen to me twice when I formally withdrew.

I got an increased offer when I formally withdrew as well. To answer OP's question yes they'll just take you off the list even if you don't formally withdraw, but as the previous posts say of course it's more polite to send an email.

For some of the schools where I formally withdrew, they replied asking which school I'm attending instead. So I started including that information in my first email just to save time.

Like others have said, you should just fire off a quick email telling them. Some I sent to were snarky and seemed upset, but multiple schools sent nice words and asked what type of offer it would take to make me reconsider. Worst case they don't care that you tell them, best case they offer you more money. Nothing to lose plenty to gain.

Who was snarky/what did they say?