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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We know someone that was accepted ED to a top 20 school but backed out when accepted to a service academy. Told the school his parents were getting a divorce and could no longer afford it, but given the excruciating process of getting admission to a service academy, I’m assuming the divorce was just the excuse.

No repercussions against his HS, that I’m aware of.[/quote]

Oh, this will be allowed. The Service Academies do not offer ED or EA or SCEA. It's RD for everyone. Our DC went through the West Point application process - which a very long and demanding process. But also applied ED to a T20 private university. The ED admission came before the West Point decision. So DC followed the rules, and removed the West Point app, and attends the private university. [b]However, there was an understanding that you can prioritize a Service Academy appointment over an ED acceptance. Absolutely no university is suing anyone for choosing West Point or Annapolis or the Air Force Academy. Especially if there is a change in financial circumstances - such as a divorce - which is very legitimate reason to defer from an ED commitment for any student. In the example above, nobody did anything wro[/b]ng. [/quote]

This is 100% correct. Service Academy acceptance is considered a legitimate reason for backing out of ANY school's ED. We know someone who backed out of a Harvard ED several years ago to go to Navy. My DC is planning on that this year. [/quote]

That’s **100% impressive***, considering Harvard has never had an Early Decision program to back out of. Their early option is Restrictive Early Action — non-binding. :roll:  [/quote]

PP again. Oh.  Sorry. Didn’t know that. That’s what the kid told us.

But I stand by the second part. Service Academy appointments, which typically aren’t made until early spring, are an acceptable reason to back out of an ED at any school. You do NOT have to pull an SA application if you are accepted ED[/quote]

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