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Changed my mind after i accepted admission Post Fri May 25, 2012 4:57 pm
Dear all,
I am a senior college student and i'll graduate in a few weeks.

I have been accepted to several schools for Msc in Europe and i accepted one of the conditional offers in May. The school A did not require any deposits so i thought that even if i changed my mind, it wouldn't be a issue. Approximately a month has passed since my acceptance and the school sent me guidelines for visa, accommadation etc.

Meanwhile, i changed my mind and decided to go to another school (School B) which requires my personal registration in July. Now i have to inform the school A that i won't make it there but i'm a bit concerned.

- Would it be unethical or illegal?
- If the two schools have some sort of code, would the school B cancel my admission?

I really want school B and it is more suitable for my financial situation but i'd still go to school A rather than losing both..

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Post Tue May 29, 2012 8:11 am
First of all, well done! consider yourself blessed with this choice.
Second, I'm sure you are not the first person who accepted to a school but chooses not to go. I think that if you explain it to them nicely (like you did here) there should not be any problem and they will understand.

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Post Tue May 29, 2012 9:09 am
Well, it's your life to decide what to do with it. So you don't need to feel bad. But DO be polite. Call them up, explain a bit, thank them for their consideration, etc.

And most of all: congrats!
If only everybody had problems like yours

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Post Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:13 am
I think that if you politely explain your financial considerations to school A, you should be fine. They do forecast a certain amount of this type of class fall out. Just be gracious and give them some strong reasons. It is certainly not illegal and there is no normative ethical right or wrong here in my view.

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