Cancelling Interviews after Acceptance?

[DunKno]

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I need help deciding whether to withdraw from a couple interviews. I have a UC acceptance that I'm very happy with, and I'm a California resident. I have a couple interviews coming up at cornell and nyu and was wondering if they have strong financial aid or scholarship offerings, because I think cost would be the only reason for me to go to NYC over california. Any thoughts on deciding whether to attend or withdraw from these interviews?

 

[Barcu]

If you have the money for the interview, I would go. Most likely, you won't get a good package (saying this as a generalization, don't know about these schools in particular), but you never know.

 

[mipp0]

I need help deciding whether to withdraw from a couple interviews. I have a UC acceptance that I'm very happy with, and I'm a California resident. I have a couple interviews coming up at cornell and nyu and was wondering if they have strong financial aid or scholarship offerings, because I think cost would be the only reason for me to go to NYC over california. Any thoughts on deciding whether to attend or withdraw from these interviews?

Save the money and the time and energy, and DO WHAT YOU LOVE. GO TRAVEL MAN OR EAT STREAK, SUSHI, OR LOBSTER for a week.

You got a UC acceptance and you are happy. Move on!!! I did the same. It feels SO liberating.

 

[TXKnight]

I need help deciding whether to withdraw from a couple interviews. I have a UC acceptance that I'm very happy with, and I'm a California resident. I have a couple interviews coming up at cornell and nyu and was wondering if they have strong financial aid or scholarship offerings, because I think cost would be the only reason for me to go to NYC over california. Any thoughts on deciding whether to attend or withdraw from these interviews?

why don't you call those schools directly and ask to be transferred to the fin aid office. They can give you an accurate description of their aid packages. However, if I were in your situation i'd drop my other interviews in a heartbeat. I mean you are happy with UC right?

 

[ReptarBar]

realistically, you need to tell us what school you got into. UCLA/SD/SF -> don't go. UCI/UCD -> go.

 

[IMSingular]

If in doubt go. Since you are asking questions it seems you are in doubt. My son who already has an acceptance is going to go to only one more and not go to others since he has no doubt he will choose one of the two, the one he got in(instate) and other he is waiting(outofstate).

 

[KindofBlue]

realistically, you need to tell us what school you got into. UCLA/SD/SF -> don't go. UCI/UCD -> go.

You bad mouthing UCI and UCD??? 😡

 

[flatearth22]

You bad mouthing UCI and UCD??? 😡

Lettuce be cereal. NYU/Cornell >>>>>>> UCI/UCD

And I'm the biggest UCI fan out there (UG and med school).

 

[kautionwirez]

NYU and Cornell are really good schools and it would be a good 4 year vacation.

I think you should go to the interviews and if you do get accepted, ask them for a scholarship to even out the costs. Then decide.

My ophthalmologist chose Cornell over UCLA, with a scholarship of course. He said one of the best decisions he has made.

 

[DrShazam]

NYU and Cornell are really good schools and it would be a good 4 year vacation.

I think you should go to the interviews and if you do get accepted, ask them for a scholarship to even out the costs. Then decide.

My ophthalmologist chose Cornell over UCLA, with a scholarship of course. He said one of the best decisions he has made.

I absolutely agree that you should go. Even if you don't end up getting good financial aid packages at Cornell and NYU, you can use these acceptances to leverage a better financial aid package from the UC you have your heart set on.

 

[docbrill]

NYU and Cornell are really good schools and it would be a good 4 year vacation.

I think you should go to the interviews and if you do get accepted, ask them for a scholarship to even out the costs. Then decide.

My ophthalmologist chose Cornell over UCLA, with a scholarship of course. He said one of the best decisions he has made.

I agree, you should definitely go. NYU actually has pretty good financial aid packages depending on the applicant.

 

[nadaba]

I absolutely agree that you should go. Even if you don't end up getting good financial aid packages at Cornell and NYU, you can use these acceptances to leverage a better financial aid package from the UC you have your heart set on.

This is a little off topic, but do the UCs play this game? It seems like more of an expensive private school thing to me.

 

[WeasleMD]

I absolutely agree that you should go. Even if you don't end up getting good financial aid packages at Cornell and NYU, you can use these acceptances to leverage a better financial aid package from the UC you have your heart set on.

Is this something that actually happens. I have recently been accepted to some medical schools and was just getting to terms with the staggering costs. It never occurred to me that I should be actively using my acceptances to leverage a financial package. Is this standard procedure and something I should be actively doing or is it just something the schools will make a decision on on their own? Seems like a real d*ck move telling a school "give me money or I'm not going to your school."

 

[Stumpyman]

Is this something that actually happens. I have recently been accepted to some medical schools and was just getting to terms with the staggering costs. It never occurred to me that I should be actively using my acceptances to leverage a financial package. Is this standard procedure and something I should be actively doing or is it just something the schools will make a decision on on their own? Seems like a real d*ck move telling a school "give me money or I'm not going to your school."

You should be a businessman.

 

[DunKno]

Thanks for the help everyone. I'm leaning more towards going just because I don't want to regret the opportunity later, but I'm still in the process of deciding. For those who were asking, the UC is UCSD, which is my second choice UC (UCSF was 1 but i got rejected, and UCLA is my undergrad and I don't want to go there for another 4 years)

 

[DunKno]

Is this something that actually happens. I have recently been accepted to some medical schools and was just getting to terms with the staggering costs. It never occurred to me that I should be actively using my acceptances to leverage a financial package. Is this standard procedure and something I should be actively doing or is it just something the schools will make a decision on on their own? Seems like a real d*ck move telling a school "give me money or I'm not going to your school."

From what I've heard, you pretty much do say that, but in a more polite way. Later down the road though, closer to decision time

 

[CougarMD]

This is a little off topic, but do the UCs play this game? It seems like more of an expensive private school thing to me.

Yeah....the UCs do play this game, surprisingly.

The one thing I learned about this process is that you never know where money will come from.

 

[gravitywave]

the leverage game does happen, and schools do sometimes respond.

OP should attend the interviews if s/he has any interest in either of those schools. like Cougs said, you never know what can happen - and those are both private schools with lots of $$$ to throw at the students they want.

 

[dbeast]

Is this something that actually happens. I have recently been accepted to some medical schools and was just getting to terms with the staggering costs. It never occurred to me that I should be actively using my acceptances to leverage a financial package. Is this standard procedure and something I should be actively doing or is it just something the schools will make a decision on on their own? Seems like a real smart and financially responsible move telling a school "give me money or I'm not going to your school."

Fixed for ya 😉

 

[kansaskid]

Save the money and the time and energy, and DO WHAT YOU LOVE. GO TRAVEL MAN OR EAT STREAK, SUSHI, OR LOBSTER for a week.

You got a UC acceptance and you are happy. Move on!!! I did the same. It feels SO liberating.

Yep, this. I got the acceptance I want and I'm withdrawing from other places and it feels good to know! Woo!

 

[UnclePhil]

If you are happy with your current acceptance, then I would withdraw, the big reason being that it will open up interview spots at those schools for other applicants.

 

[kansaskid]

If you are happy with your current acceptance, then I would withdraw, the big reason being that it will open up interview spots at those schools for other applicants.

especially for other applicants from your same undergrad

 

[kpcrew]

well you never know if you will love a school so if you have the money, you might as well attend them. going to medical school for 4 years is something of a commitment so it would probably be nice to leave your options open