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Perhaps they told you they can't afford it because they have decided it may not be in your best interest and that is something they think you will better deal with, than to say, perhaps, that they don't consider your maturity level at a place where they want you to be located across a continent.
I have no clue of course, but your responses make it sound a bit that way. What they earn, and what they can afford, are things that one cannot possibly understand in your position. I have even shown my child an expense/income sheet, but they are just numbers. You don't know the responsibility of making sure they have the mortgage payment each month, or the money for a sibling's band participation payment. Medicines, orthodontia and gifts. Travel to NYU, and theatre tickets while you're there. Food that you buy then don't eat, subway cards. A ballooon mortgage payment, your car insurance. Perhaps they are unsure about their FUTURE income...as are we all in this economy.
However, that said...since you're being offered a chance to apply to Stanford (et al)...I hope that you will do so, be happy that your parents care for you and are going to pay for your education (many parents do not and/or cannot).
You are still a minor, and they CAN "use that excuse" if they want.
I can't answer your original question, unfortunately. Unless they signed the form, I don't know the legalities. But, does it really matter at this point? If they want to withdraw it, because they won't pay for you to go there, then your admittance won't matter. They can simply say they can't afford the financial package offered. It's too bad everyone didn't come to this conclusion earlier, but...it's a process. Sometimes we have to get in the middle of things before we see them clearly.
Good luck to you, regardless of where you're fortunate enough to attend college.
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