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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HS Counselors and consultants have an obligation to scare you when it comes to double depositing…..but the reality is that it is NOT illegal. And IF a university dares to rescind admission to a student who double deposited they would be sued so fast that the amount of money they would spend on litigation would be the equivalent of giving away 100% merit awards to more than 100 kids…

From another website:  “Andrew Flagel, former SVP for Students and Enrollment at Brandeis University, once suggested to his colleagues:

“I really like when the argument gets all fired up as a debate on ethics. It seems particularly charming that the same universities that are sending massively manipulative marketing materials (oh how I love alliteration) and providing entirely opaque information on scholarship and financial aid policies [that] they manipulate behind the scenes, then call students unethical for not being able to make up their minds by May 1…. I know I’ll catch a lot (A LOT) of flack for this, but it isn’t unethical, it’s a purchasing decision (let the flack begin!). You can place deposits on any number of items (say a car, just to draw the comparison most likely to inflame my colleagues) and decide NOT to make that purchase without being in the least unethical, can’t you?”[/quote]

Exactly. [/quote]

No, you signed a statement saying you would not do it. It is nothing like a car purchase.

Sounds like you'd both be awesome in the Trump administration.[/quote]

You signed a non-binding statement. A Letter of Intent. Nothing else. Stop defending universities. They are to blame for this ridiculous process.
Sorry but there is nothing LEGAL about the common app stmt.

There is NOTHING wrong with double depositing if you need another 30 days or so. I do draw the line on waiting until August. That is terrible.
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