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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is completing his apps and some of the schools are asking if he wants to be considered for first semester (or year) abroad, or if he wants to start early (in summer) or late (spring semester).

Here’s my concern: some of the schools have a disclaimer after that question, which states that his chances for admission on-campus, for fall 2026, are not impacted by his answer to the question about alternative campus or start date. But I know that the whole reason many colleges have these programs is to 1) alleviate freshman year housing issues, especially if they only guarantee 1 year of housing and 2) admit students while making their admission rates look lower, because these students are not counted as first-year fall on-campus admissions.

DS does not really want to go abroad for freshman year, especially at schools where only the first year of housing is guaranteed (i.e. he “misses his chance” to live on campus), [b]but I don’t want his likelihood of acceptance to be reduced.[/b] So is that disclaimer BS or not? What is the strategy here?

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If he doesn't want to go abroad first year, what's the practical difference between being offered that and being rejected? Don't play games -- if he doesn't want it, don't check the box.[/quote]

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