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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD was accepted ED but the week before the acceptance we discovered she had a serious health issue that at the time we thought might require her to stay much closer to home. She withdrew EA apps from schools 2 or more hours away but she had two acceptances from schools close by already and she kept those options open for about 6 weeks while we figured out the extent of the health situation and what treatment she would need. In that period, we paid the deposit on the ED school.

All worked out ok, she is at the ED school and doing well so far. I'm sure someone will say it was unethical, but I did not want her to end up with no college options because of a medical issue.[/quote]

NP I don't think anyone would think this unethical. Schools understand that there are extenuating circumstances, like financial or health crises. Glad your daughter is doing well!

I also think that the PP who reported someone (else) did the right thing. She reported to the school counselor who would know if extenuating circumstances were involved or of this was just a kid trying to play the system. That way, if the kid was unethical, the counselor could mitigate damage to school and other students. If the kid had extenuating circumstances, counselor could help.

But, the PP who keeps defending hanging on to a reach app after ED is not cool. I get what she was thinking, but the other posters were right. She signed a contract, and she broke for curiosity's sake. Even if the school takes 1 kid every few years, had they accepted her kid, another kid may not have gotten in, and they would not look to a certain school for the WL. And, it's true that it would have been one less kid getting an acceptance letter. I think we all want good news for as many kids a possible, right? So, we should keep that in mind as well as the ethics of the contract we signed in these decisions.[/quote]

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