重发4.15协定及相关事项, 为了帮助更多的人, 望斑斑高亮

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415协议原文
Acceptance of an offer of financial support (such as a graduate scholarship, f
ellowship, traineeship, or assistantship) for the next academic year by a pros
pective or enrolled graduate student completes an agreement that both student
and graduate school expect to honor. In that context, the conditions affecting
such offers and their acceptance must be defined carefully and understood by
all parties.
Students are under no obligation to respond to offers of financial support pri
or to April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the in
tent of this Resolution. In those instances in which a student accepts an offe
r before April 15, and subsequently desires to withdraw that acceptance, the s
tudent may submit in writing a resignation of the appointment at any time thro
ugh April 15. However, an acceptance given or left in force after April 15 com
mits the student not to accept another offer without first obtaining a written
release from the institution to which a commitment has been made. Similarly,
an offer by an institution after April 15 is conditional on presentation by th
e student of the written release from any previously accepted offer. It is fur
ther agreed by the institutions and organizations subscribing to the above Res
olution that a copy of this Resolution should accompany every scholarship, fel
lowship, traineeship, and assistantship offer.
不管英文好不好，看一看中文解释：
1 4月15之前，你没有回答时候接受offer的必要
2 在4月15日之前接受的offer，你可以在任何时间拒绝，包括4月15号之后！拒绝信要白纸
黑字
3 在4月15日之后接受的offer，如果想再接受别的offer，必须要有原学校纸质的同意放弃
offer书

跟目前的飞跃有关的一些热点问题
1 加拿大，英国等非美国学校，和不在415协议内的美国学校，不受415协议的限制
2 415协议是有关财政资助的协议，单纯的admission不受限制

请想接受多个offer的人注意
1 415是协议，不是法律，弹性很大。不同系，不同学校，不同年份，对于由415协议引起
的纠纷，处理态度有很大差别。有可能你违反415协议，但是学校最后还是放手，也有可能
你违反协议，导致最后不能出国。本解释不保证你在你自认为不违反415协议的情况下，不
受学校的处罚！所以请三思而后行。不要因为网络上传言“某某接受3个offer最后也去成
美国”等消息的误导，任何可能的后果请仔细阅读理解后自己承担。
2 接受多个offer的问题，之所以多年来在水母飞跃是不受欢迎的话题，是因为它总会不同
程度的伤害中国学生，乃至中国人在外国大学，外国教授乃至外国人心中的形象，间接或
者直接得损害以后申请的同学。请不要抱怨外国怎么怎么歧视中国人，签证有效期比印度
阿三短很多之类，请先站直腰杆做好中国人再说！ 请尊重学校，教授，招生委员会的工作
，不要觉得拿到offer就是大爷了，要别人尊重你，你先要尊重别人！

参与415协议的学校
Abilene Christian University
Air Force Institute of Technology
Albany State University
Alcorn State University
Alfred University
American University
Andrews University
Angelo State University
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
Arkansas State University
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Ashland University
Auburn University
Austin Peay State University
Azusa Pacific University
Ball State University
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor University
Bentley College
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Boston College
Boston University
Bowie State University
Bowling Green State University
Bradley University
Brandeis University
Bridgewater State College
Brigham Young University
Brooklyn College, CUNY
Brown University
Bryn Mawr College
Buffalo State College
California Institute of Technology
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University, Chico
California State University, Dominguez Hill
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Hayward
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, Stanislaus
California University of Pennsylvania
Cameron University
Carnegie-Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University of America
Central Connecticut State University
Central Michigan University
Central Missouri State University
Central Washington University
City University of New York Graduate School & University Center
Claremont Graduate University
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clark Atlanta University
Clark University
Clarkson University
Clemson University
Cleveland State University
College of New Rochelle
College of Notre Dame
College of Saint Rose
College of William and Mary
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Columbia College
Columbia College
Columbia University
Concordia University
Coppin State College
Cornell University
Creighton University
Dartmouth College
DePaul University
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
East Carolina University
East Central University
East Tennessee State University
Eastern College
Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern New Mexico University
Eastern Washington University
Emerson College
Emory University
Emporia State University
Fayetteville State University
Fielding Institute
Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School
Fitchburg State College
Florida A & M University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Fordham University
Fort Hays State University
Gallaudet University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Southern University
Georgia State University
Grambling State University
Grand Valley State University
Hampton University
Harvard University
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
High Point University
Hofstra University
Hood College
Howard University
Humboldt State University
Idaho State University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University
Indiana State University
Indiana University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Iowa State University
Ithaca College
Jackson State University
James Madison University
John Carroll University
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson and Wales University
Kansas State University
Kean University
Kennesaw State University
Kent State University
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Lamar University
Langston University
Lehigh University
Lesley College
Loma Linda University
Louisiana State University and A & M College
Louisiana State University Medical Center
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University of Chicago
Marquette University
Marshall University
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Medical College of Georgia
Medical College of Ohio
Medical College of Wisconsin
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Meharry Medical College
Mercy College
Meredith College
Miami University
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Michigan Technological University
Middle Tennessee State University
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mississippi State University
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Monterey Institute of International Studies
Morehead State University
Morgan State University
Murray State University
National University
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Pace University
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Radford University
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Rice University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rockefeller University
Rockhurst University
Rowan University
Rush University
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Rutgers-The State University
Saint Ambrose University
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Seton Hall University
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University of North Dakota
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee at Martin
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Tennessee, Memphis - The Health Sciences Center
University of Texas - Pan American
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Brownsville
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas Grad School of Biomedical Sci at Galveston
University of Texas Grad School of Biomedical Sci at Houston
University of Texas Grad School of Biomedical Sci at San Antonio
University of the District of Columbia
University of the Pacific
University of Toledo
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Wheeling Jesuit University
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Xavier University of Louisiana
Yale University
Yeshiva University
Youngstown State University

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我一直在想，如果给学校答复了，接受offer，之后想反悔，能不能联系对方学校，看看对方学校会不会放人呢？

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申请赴美留学,留神这个\"415\"协议
作者/来源：申江服务导报  2004-07-06 16:27 PM 责任编辑: sisi

  
在经历了托福、ＧＭＡＴ、ＧＲＥ考场上的较量之后，希望出国深造的学子们可没闲着，为
申请到好学校，他们又开始不停地填表格、四处咨询。原本，２月份是他们刚刚可以松一口
气、等待录取通知书的好时光，可近几年却偏又要面对美国多家大学联合制定的“４·１５

  

协议”。往往，先到手的录取通知书成了烫手的山芋，不接受吧，怕失去难得的机会；接受
了，又怕以后拿到更好的学校通知书。最近，记者找到几位“过来人”，听他们讲述自己选
学校的故事。

背景

１９９９年，美国多家大学联合制定并实施针对外国学生的“４·１５协议”，主要内容
为：申请赴美留学、已拿到多个学校录取通知书的学生，必须在４月１５日前决定一所你要
去的学校，否则，所有录取通知书将都被视作无效。这个“协议”的用意，是约束某个申请
人同时接受多个学校的录取，但直到开学前才通知其中一些学校“无法按时就读”的不当行
为。申请人的这一做法将大大影响学校正常的招生、教学秩序，也让美国每年白白放空大笔
奖学金。当然，他们还损害了本国申请者的形象，为后来的申请者带来麻烦。

“４·１５协议”主要内容在每年的４月１５日之前，申请者可以在已录取他的学校中任意
选择一家就读，但明确答复所选大学的时间应不晚于４月１５日，还应尽可能早地把自己的
决定通知别的学校。

留足时间，将已经收到录取通知书但决定拒绝的学校的各类录取资料，包括Ｉ－２０表格，
在４月１５日之前寄回（材料不一定要在４月１５日之前到达被拒学校，但事先必须用电子
邮件通知学校）。

如果在接受一所学校的录取之后反悔，受损害的学校有权请求所有签署“４·１５协议”的
其他大学拒收该生。

如果再多等３天……

斯坦福大学一直是王仙心中的梦想。她的专业成绩不错，托福接近满分，２００１年，她把
目标锁定在这个梦寐以求的学院。可人算不如天算，早春二月，她早早地接到了南得克州大
学全额奖学金的录取通知书。

王仙对南得克州大学知之甚少，当初也不过是为了保险一点，才向这个偶尔在网上发现的学
校寄去了申请资料。没想到，最早向她招手的，竟然是这所她已经没什么印象了的学校。

无论如何，“全额奖学金”还是颇有诱惑力的。王仙拨通了学校的电话，她流利的口语和得
体的谈吐，深得教授赞赏。他说王仙是他近年难得遇到的好苗子，再三嘱咐她千万别错过最
后的决定期。王仙这才发现，通知书上写了一行字：请务必在３月２０日前答复。王仙开始
犹豫：３月２０日，比“４·１５协议”规定的最后期限提前了一个月。这个机会，是放弃
还是保留？

接下来的一个月里，王仙每天在矛盾的旋涡中挣扎。斯坦福会录取我吗？如果不录取，我还
不如去南得克州大学。斯坦福会给我全额奖学金吗？如果是半奖怎么办？也不知为什么，她
思维的天平开始一日日偏向那个完全陌生的南得克。毕竟，握在手上的，才是最可靠的。等
呀等，还是没见其他学校的录取通知书来。３月１８日，她下了最后决心：去南得克州大
学。

可就在她告知南得克州大学自己决定入学的第３天，她突然收到了３份入学通知，其中一份
就来自斯坦福大学化学系，还是全额奖学金！王仙立刻抓起电话，问那位南得克州大学的教
授自己可否反悔，教授突然变得很冷淡，说他们不会放弃这么优秀的学生，如果王仙执意反
悔，他们将通知所有的联盟学校，取消王仙的录取资格。

王仙绝对是带着无奈前往美利坚的。去到那里她才发现，南得克州大学，坐落在美国一块难
得的沙漠上。

老妈病得正是时候

应该说，“４·１５协议”的实施对学校和申请人双方都是有利的，既是对学校权益的保护
也是对学生的保护。对学校而言，避免了因被录取人突然反悔造成的混乱；对多数申请人而
言，这意味着更加平等的竞争及比以前更多的录取机会———因为学校只有在明确得知被录
取者的拒绝后，才会将这个入学机会提供给下一个合格的申请者。

１９９９年的４月１５日，许棋一口气拒绝了４家给了他全额、半额奖学金的学校。不是他
铁定了心等那张普林斯顿大学的录取通知书，而是老妈在这当口病倒了，急需住院开刀。转
眼一个月过去，许棋的妈妈痊愈出院，许棋对出国留学一事也不再指望。可就在这时节，天
大的好事降临到了他的头上，他竟然收到了普林斯顿大学计算机系的通知书，而且是全额奖
学金！

直到今天，许棋还有些惊魂未定：“如果老妈不病，我无论如何也摒不到５月底，老早就去
读俄亥俄州的大学了。”他总结说，考生一定要对自己有信心，要敢于破釜沉舟，赌一回。
他说他在美国两年，有个新发现，越是小学校、排名排不上的学校，招生越早、截止日期越
短。他们其实是在抢优秀生源，并充分利用了外国学生“先到美国再说”的想法。

教授为什么“通情达理”

安的男友就读于伊里诺斯州的一所大学。２００１年，安也终于如愿以偿，收到了伊里诺斯
州大学的通知。她兴奋得想都没想，就答应了下来。４月１８日，安又收到一份来自南加州
大学洛杉矶分校的通知书。她得意地打电话告知男友，“为了你，我连南加州大学都不
去！”哪知男朋友却告诉她，自己刚刚在洛杉矶找到工作，让安无论如何到洛杉矶来。要知
道，伊里诺斯州大学和洛杉矶的距离有３０００多公里，乘飞机也要三四个小时才到。

男朋友劝她和伊里诺斯州大学的教授商量一下。安拨通了学校的电话，也不知为什么，和电
话里那位语气严厉的女教授说话，安心里就发慌。她竭力描述和男友的感情怎么深厚、怎么
不容易、怎么想在一起……也不知道自己叽里咕噜讲了多久，对方竟然爽快地答应了她的请
求。安以为那位女教授是被她的爱情故事打动了，可后来在洛杉矶见到男友后才知道，那位
女教授在学校里说：“我很庆幸，拒绝了一个英语一塌糊涂的中国女孩入学。”安听了有点
后怕，如果那天不是因为紧张得语无伦次，她铁定要奔向伊里诺斯州了。

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可以 但是如果不放 你就不能反悔

多谢LZ

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415协议的体会

看见大家都很紧张4.15的到来，无论是有offer的还是没有offer的。

偶当然也不例外。不过回头一看，发现好象鬼子还没有咱中国人重视 4.15协议的说。偶可以提供三个亲身经历的证据。

1. 大家可能都忘记了偶以前曾经accept一个offer 又decline了它，不过偶还记得很清楚的说，因为，为了向这个鬼子求情，偶第一次熬夜上网。:(( 当时，鬼子好象就压根不知道4.15协议这回事，将偶一顿痛骂。偶搬出该协议他也不理会偶。:((( 此乃证据之一；

2. 三月份的时候，问UMD的鬼子什么时候他们系给偶decisions,结果系主任告诉偶说"咱们最早五月给通知的说"，偶当场分特在地，遂决定到时候师妹来讨教经验，偶一定要告诉她不要申请这个学校。

3. 接受了现在这个offer过后，研究生院发来正式的接受信，其中就提到了4.15协议。不过它寄得晚，偶是怎么着也不可能在4.15之前寄回去了。于是发信问小蜜怎么办，小蜜答曰："Although Graduate Division does reserve the right to void the offer(after 4.15), they usually check with the department before doing so." 可见你只要跟系里通个气，晚点accept也是ok的。 反正偶就是觉得鬼子，尤其是系里的鬼子，根本不吃4.15的那一套的说。

另外大家可以去www.cgsnet.org查看有关4.15协议的详细内容及签此协议的学校。(绝大多数有名有姓的学校都签了) http://www.cgsnet.org 是 Council of Graduate Schools的官方 站点，它上面的4.15协议应该是最权威的。 大家可以以此为据义正言辞的拒绝那些强迫早做决定的学校。  

转自水木清华

方法一,

如果泥已经拿到了offer letter, 泥可以不理鬼子这些催泥决定的信. 他们这样做其实也是为了能收到好学生,跟中国的提前招生一样. 有个学校决定给不给我offer时就问我是否一定去,我说不一定结果他还是给了我offer. 泥即使到4.15才决定,他们也没有办法不接受泥,因为他们有4.15协议 美国法律比中国厉害

方法二,

泥可以跟他说实话,泥不能这么早决定, 但泥可以给他一个比较早一点的期限, 期限的决定是泥对自己的客观而准确的估计. 我给有个学校的期限是二月底,现在已经来了别的offer, 这样可以礼貌一点,显得泥不是太傲慢. 对将来的ddmm和科大的形象有好处. 但泥一定要实现自己的promise.  

转自科大

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不过也要有个offer先。。。。。。

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赞!
"接受多个offer的问题，之所以多年来在水母飞跃是不受欢迎的话题，是因为它总会不同
程度的伤害中国学生，乃至中国人在外国大学，外国教授乃至外国人心中的形象，间接或
者直接得损害以后申请的同学。请不要抱怨外国怎么怎么歧视中国人，签证有效期比印度
阿三短很多之类，请先站直腰杆做好中国人再说！ 请尊重学校，教授，招生委员会的工作
，不要觉得拿到offer就是大爷了，要别人尊重你，你先要尊重别人！"

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