Template — Declining an admission offer
A quick, polite decline frees your place for another applicant. Keep it brief: you may apply to the same university again one day.
Document contents
- The template, ready to fill in: replace each field in brackets
- A page of advice to adapt it to your situation
- Reply quickly: Your place can go to someone on the waiting list.
- Keep it short: One sentence of explanation is enough.
- Decline in the portal: Also decline the offer in the applicant portal.
This document is for you if…
- You have received an answer from a university
- You need to reply on time, in the right tone
- You want to defend or keep your place
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