标题：415协议
415协议的背景知识
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。
415协议英文原文
''Acceptance of an offer of financial support (such as a graduate scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, or assistantship) for the next academic year by a prospective 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 prior to April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the intent of this Resolution. In those instances in which a student accepts an offer before April 15, and subsequently desires to withdraw that acceptance, the student may submit in writing a resignation of the appointment at any time through April 15. However, an acceptance given or left in force after April 15 commits 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 the student of the written release from any previously accepted offer. It is further agreed by the institutions and organizations subscribing to the above Resolution that a copy of this Resolution should accompany every scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, and assistantship offer.''
学校名单
美国中西部Air Force Institute of Technology     
Andrews University     
Argosy University     
Ashland University     
Baker College     
Ball State University     
Bowling Green State University     
Bradley University     
Capella University     
Case Western Reserve University     
Central Michigan University     
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology     
Cleveland State University     
College of Mount Saint Joseph     
Concordia University     
Concordia University, St. Paul     
Creighton University     
Dakota State University     
Eastern Illinois University     
Eastern Michigan University     
Emporia State University     
Ferris State University     
Fort Hays State University     
Governors State University     
Grand Valley State University     
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion     
Illinois Institute of Technology     
Illinois State University     
Indiana State University     
Indiana University     
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne     
Institute for Clinical Social Work     
Iowa State University     
John Carroll University     
Kansas State University     
Kaplan University     
Kent State University     
Lourdes College     
Loyola University of Chicago     
Marian College of Fond du Lac     
Marquette University     
Medical College of Wisconsin     
Miami University     
Michigan State University     
Michigan Technological University     
Minnesota State University, Mankato     
Missouri State University     
Montana State University     
Mount Mary College     
North Dakota State University     
Northeastern Illinois University     
Northern Illinois University     
Northern Michigan University     
Northwestern University     
Oakland University     
The Ohio State University     
Ohio University     
Park University     
Pittsburg State University     
Purdue University     
Rockhurst University     
Roosevelt University     
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science     
Rush University     
Saint Louis University     
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology     
South Dakota State University     
Southeast Missouri State University     
Southern Illinois University Carbondale     
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville     
St. Cloud State University     
Truman State University     
The University of Akron     
University of Central Missouri     
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University of Cincinnati     
University of Dayton     
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University of Nebraska Medical Center     
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University of Toledo - Health Science Campus     
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University of Wisconsin - River Falls     
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Washington University     
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Western Illinois University     
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Wichita State University     
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Youngstown State University东北地区Alfred University     
The American University     
Arcadia University     
Assumption College     
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania     
Boston College     
Boston University     
Bowie State University     
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Brown University     
Bryn Mawr College     
Buffalo State College     
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Caldwell College     
California University of Pennsylvania     
Carnegie-Mellon University     
The Catholic University of America     
Central Connecticut State University     
Chatham University     
Chestnut Hill College     
City University of New York Graduate Center     
Clarion University of Pennsylvania     
Clark University     
The College of New Rochelle     
College of Saint Rose     
Columbia University     
Coppin State University     
Cornell University     
Dartmouth College     
Drew University     
Drexel University     
Duquesne University     
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Emerson College     
Fordham University     
Gallaudet University     
The George Washington University     
Georgetown University     
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Hofstra University     
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania     
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Kean University     
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania     
Lehigh University     
Lesley University     
Loyola College of Maryland     
Massachusetts Institute of Technology     
Mercy College     
Millersville University of Pennsylvania     
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New York Medical College     
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Northeastern University     
Pace University     
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Polytechnic University     
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Queens College of the City University of New York     
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute     
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey     
Rochester Institute of Technology     
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Rowan University     
Rutgers - New Brunswick     
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Salem State College     
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Seton Hall University     
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Southern Connecticut State University     
St. Bonaventure University     
St. John's University     
State University of New York at Binghamton     
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State University of New York Upstate Medical University     
State University of New York, College at Brockport     
State University of New York, Fredonia     
Stevens Institute of Technology     
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry     
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Temple University     
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Thomas Jefferson University     
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West Chester University     
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Widener University     
Wilkes University     
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Yale University     
Yeshiva University南部地区Abilene Christian University     
Alabama A&M University     
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Alcorn State University     
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico     
Jackson State University     
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Lamar University     
Langston University     
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Meharry Medical College     
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Radford University     
Regent University     
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Sam Houston State University     
Savannah College of Art and Design     
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University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus     
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University of Saint Thomas     
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The University of Texas - Pan American     
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The University of Texas at Brownsville     
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The University of Texas at San Antonio     
The University of Texas at Tyler     
University of Texas Grad School of Biomedical Sci at Galveston     
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio     
The University of Tulsa     
University of Virginia     
University of West Florida     
University of West Georgia     
Valdosta State University     
Vanderbilt University     
Virginia Commonwealth University     
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University     
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West Virginia University     
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Western Kentucky University     
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Xavier University of Louisiana西部地区Arizona State University     
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Brigham Young University     
California Institute of Integral Studies     
California Institute of Technology     
California Lutheran University     
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California State University, Chico     
California State University, Dominguez Hills     
California State University, East Bay     
California State University, Fresno     
California State University, Fullerton     
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, San Marcos     
California State University, Stanislaus     
Central Washington University     
The Claremont Graduate University     
Colorado School of Mines     
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Eastern New Mexico University     
Eastern Washington University     
Fielding Graduate University     
Humboldt State University     
Idaho State University     
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Science     
La Sierra University     
Loma Linda University     
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National University     
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Oregon State University     
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University of Arizona     
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University of Phoenix     
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