The fact that you live abroad may be your saving grace. Talk to the boarding school counselor and ask them what they suggest. That will give you more information about what they intend to tell the colleges and you can behave accordingly.

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds like the school he left is trying to cover for him so you can spin it as voluntary. I think probably he’ll be ok with the EA schools but I would consult the guidance counselor.

This. Accept an EA and send in a deposit ASAP. It's a lot harder to resend when they have accepted payment especially if you are abroad in the EU and able to rely on their consumer protections.

Is this true? Can any college admissions counselors here can confirm this?

It's just speculation. It is never difficult to return or repay a check.

I will be honest…admission probably should be rescinded.

No boarding school is EXPELLING a kid final semester of senior year for anything other than a major incident.

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds like the school he left is trying to cover for him so you can spin it as voluntary. I think probably he’ll be ok with the EA schools but I would consult the guidance counselor.

This. Accept an EA and send in a deposit ASAP. It's a lot harder to resend when they have accepted payment especially if you are abroad in the EU and able to rely on their consumer protections.

Is this true? Can any college admissions counselors here can confirm this?

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Anonymous wrote:It probably depends a lot on how selective the accepted schools are but yeah, you need to just tell them all. You don’t have to say the incident but you have to say whatever is true (child withdrew and enrolled in whatever online school or blah blah).

I mean they got kicked out of school, isn’t it appropriate that would affect their college?

This.
OP is intentionally not telling us what the "incident" is, but even though it happened off campus, his boarding school felt it was something that could reflect badly on them and made him leave. Couldn't it also reflect badly on a college? Is this "incident" something that he might do again?

What does this have to do with OP’s question, objectively speaking?

That if a college knew about the incident, they would possibly rescind the admission offer. What else?

OP. I don't have an opinion/recommendation but please report back on what you did and how it turned out so others can benefit.

As a general rule, schools expect you to report changes to any coursework and I'd assume changing schools would automatically change the names of the courses being taken at a minimum which would have to be reported.

Also, from a schedule perspective, you'll need to accept and put down a deposit by May 1. Transcripts for high schools aren't available before June sometime. Assuming you don't report this, put down a deposit at school A and send in the final year transcript, it will come from 2 schools, have courses that are different from what you said DS would take, etc. and they might rescind your acceptance. At that point, you don't have alternatives. Would be wise to report this to all schools, put up with a couple of rescinds/defers and go with the school that's got your back.

As someone who was asked to withdraw from a boarding school, any selective school will want something more than a vague one sentence. (You should check the application for some statement that the applicant had not withdrawn from a school to avoid discipline.)

If there is any relationship between the boarding school and the college, the college will get, at least, some suggestion of what happened.

I would:

1. Find out if the prior school sent the updated transcript already (mid year)

2. Ask the prior counselor what, if anything, it said on the updated transcript about the transfer

3. Email the schools he got into and ask what is required to be updated and then list some examples (change of school, change of courses, change of address, etc.)

4. Whatever the school says they require, do - but vaguely. Anyone who tells you to tell the school about the incident is wrong. No, your kid shouldn't have done whatever it is he did....but he doesn't need to have his future altered UNLESS the schools directly ask.

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I think you can let the schools know that he withdrew from this school and due to unavoidable delays in enrolling him elsewhere, there could be a gap in his second semester transcript. That way, you don't explain the incident, but you explain the change in schools, which they will see anyway.

Honestly, I don't think any college will care about the school change, even though they will obviously understand something happened. No senior willingly changes school for the last semester of their high school lives. But colleges are busy and if the grades are acceptable, they will close their eyes to possible reasons.

What you need to worry about is whether the boarding school feels obligated to report to his colleges, a breach in their Honor Code or a police report. THAT might to rescinding an offer.
Please check with the school, because if they plan on reporting, then you need to do much more in-depth damage control.

Are you unable to read and understand? the OP said the school explicitly allowed them to withdraw the student so that being expelled was not part of the equation. they are not going to f that up by talking to the college about why.

I think you can let the schools know that he withdrew from this school and due to unavoidable delays in enrolling him elsewhere, there could be a gap in his second semester transcript. That way, you don't explain the incident, but you explain the change in schools, which they will see anyway.

Honestly, I don't think any college will care about the school change, even though they will obviously understand something happened. No senior willingly changes school for the last semester of their high school lives. But colleges are busy and if the grades are acceptable, they will close their eyes to possible reasons.

What you need to worry about is whether the boarding school feels obligated to report to his colleges, a breach in their Honor Code or a police report. THAT might to rescinding an offer.
Please check with the school, because if they plan on reporting, then you need to do much more in-depth damage control.

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Anonymous wrote:It probably depends a lot on how selective the accepted schools are but yeah, you need to just tell them all. You don’t have to say the incident but you have to say whatever is true (child withdrew and enrolled in whatever online school or blah blah).

I mean they got kicked out of school, isn’t it appropriate that would affect their college?

This.
OP is intentionally not telling us what the "incident" is, but even though it happened off campus, his boarding school felt it was something that could reflect badly on them and made him leave. Couldn't it also reflect badly on a college? Is this "incident" something that he might do again?

What does this have to do with OP’s question, objectively speaking?

Anonymous wrote:It probably depends a lot on how selective the accepted schools are but yeah, you need to just tell them all. You don’t have to say the incident but you have to say whatever is true (child withdrew and enrolled in whatever online school or blah blah).

I mean they got kicked out of school, isn’t it appropriate that would affect their college?

This.
OP is intentionally not telling us what the "incident" is, but even though it happened off campus, his boarding school felt it was something that could reflect badly on them and made him leave. Couldn't it also reflect badly on a college? Is this "incident" something that he might do again?

It probably depends a lot on how selective the accepted schools are but yeah, you need to just tell them all. You don’t have to say the incident but you have to say whatever is true (child withdrew and enrolled in whatever online school or blah blah).

I mean they got kicked out of school, isn’t it appropriate that would affect their college?

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Anonymous wrote:DC was enrolled in a school but was abruptly let go (boarding school) due to an incident outside of school that he was involved in. The school asked us nicely to withdraw DC, so that it would look as if his termination would look voluntary instead of being “kicked out”. We live abroad and thus can not send DC to a public school in the states, and thus they will enroll in an online school for the second semester. However this happened early January and because of the abrupt nature he will have missed a month before DC resumes their academics next week. They have been accepted to several schools EA already, and obviously is waiting on some schools during the regular round. Will DC’s: change in schools mid year/ enrollment in an online school/ taking slightly different courses due to availability/ 1 month gap in education affect his admissions and potential future acceptances?

Yes. That is unfortunate timing.

Natural consequences.

Um, do not LIE and make up a medical excuse. What disgusting, unethical advice posted above! It will only set your kid up to get kicked out of college if they find out about that kind of fabrication.

Like others have said, consult with the former school counselor. Sounds like wording could be vague (“withdrew due personal circumstances”) but do not be dishonest.