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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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