"4.15"协议在一九九九年的招生录取过程中正式实施的，它是由多数美国大学联合制定、用于约束某个申请人同时接受多个学校录取但在开学前很短的时间内才通知其中的一些学校无法按时就读情况的协约，毫无疑问申请人的这种作法会大大地影响学校的正常招生与教学秩序，并损害本国后来申请者的形象。

"4.15"协议的主要内容是在每年的四月十五日之前，申请者可以在已被录取的学校中任意选择，或干脆不对学校的录取通知作出最后的答复，在这期间申请者任何的接受学校录取的承诺或保持的缄默都不承担任何责任；但明确答复接受何所大学的录取的时间应当不超过四月十五日，并应当尽可能早地提先通知各个学校自己的决定、留足时间将已经收到但决定拒绝的学校的各类录取资料，包括I-20表格，在四月十五日之前寄回（当然，material可能不一定必要在四月十五日之前到达被拒学校，但电子邮件通知一定在事先进行）。如果在这之后反悔，受损害的学校有权请求所有签署该协议的其它大学拒绝该生，

从而将破坏协议的申请人排除在协议缔结的学校联盟之外。

应该说"4.15"协议的实施对学校与申请人双方都是有利的，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大的录取机会，因为有在学校明确获悉被录取者的拒绝答复后才会将该入学机会转给其它人。

4.15 RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION REGARDING GRADUATE SCHOLARS,FELLOWS,TRAINEES,AND ASSISTANTS

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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 expert 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 commitments 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 Resolution that a copy of the Resolution should accompany every scholarship,fellowship,traineeship, and assistantship offer.

The following list includes CGS members and those institutions that indicated their support of the Resolution as of August 1997 with additions through July 1999.

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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！