Heard back from Southern IL - should I cancel other interviews?

[personalstatementsbyeric]

Received an interview from my state school, SIU where total COA is dirt cheap and I love the corriculum. I've been on 3 other interviews so far. Should I just cancel UPENN, NYU etc. I have no interest in paying double the COA.

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[DC206R]

I think you should still go? I mean interviews does not mean acceptance. Only reason I would cancel interviews if I had acceptances already. Just my opinion.

 

[WaveRace]

I would definitely still go to the interviews. Having interviewed does not guarantee acceptance. You're already this far! What is a few hundred dollars for these interviews, especially if you're going be saving potentially over 100k by going to SIU.

That said, if you get into SIU, I completely support you attending for the cheap COA. Very intelligent move.

 

[doc toothache]

Often, interviews are confused with acceptances.

 

[Hi Im Dent]

Received an interview from my state school, SIU where total COA is dirt cheap and I love the corriculum. I've been on 3 other interviews so far. Should I just cancel UPENN, NYU etc. I have no interest in paying double the COA.

Only cancel interviews when you've been accepted to a school that you want to go to. Saving a a few hundred on traveling expenses for interviews is not worth letting go of possible acceptance on the offchance your first choice doesn't take you.

 

[Viva Terlingua]

From someone who has been unable to get off of multiple waitlists in previous cycles: take every interview until you get in somewhere.