Declining acceptance

[xprettygirl11]

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For those of you accepted (& paid deposits) at multiple schools, how are you informing them of you declining your acceptance/matriculating to another pharmacy school?

 

[Adaggiote]

For those of you accepted (& paid deposits) at multiple schools, how are you informing them of you declining your acceptance/matriculating to another pharmacy school?

I believe it is usually by phone or through an e-mail message.

 

[BabyBelle]

I believe it is usually by phone or through an e-mail message.

👍

 

[crazybob]

Some places might want you to email them so that they would have written "proof" that you declined your acceptance.

 

[monkieez]

I would just call and ask them what you should do, and they'll let you know if they want an email or for you to mail a form, or if the phone call is enough.

 

[Electrode]

Phone...

 

[MathDebate]

Phone...

Email. It's faster and less awkward.

 

[bananaface]

You should provide them with something written and ideally signed. It should be something along the lines of:

Dear ____,

I am writing to inform you that I no longer plan on attending XYZ School/College of Pharmacy this fall, as I have recently been accepted to another program. Please feel free to release my spot in the class of 2015 to another candidate. I appreicate your offer of admission and understand that my previously paid deposit remains non-refundable.

Best Regards,

Your Name

Signature

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A letter is much less awkward than e-mail, because they have to make more of an effort to respond. 🙂

 

[gsw650]

For a school like UOP, they had an attached form with an accept or decline option. For other schools, I plan on just calling them and thank them in person for the offer.

 

[Shadii]

I would definitely do it through email. It is written proof to both the school and yourself. In business, its quite important to have that and not just on your word. And I would actually prefer to get a response to make sure that they received and processed it. Letter may get lost or put into the wrong hands.