A Warning: Colleges Can Change Their Minds

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<p>[A</a> Warning: Colleges Can Change Their Minds - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“A Warning: Colleges Can Change Their Minds - The New York Times”>A Warning: Colleges Can Change Their Minds - The New York Times)</p>

<p>A interesting writeup on rescind policies including this from Connecticut College:</p>

<p>"At Connecticut College, Martha Merrill, the dean of admission, said her office sent out 13 warning letters — they have two variants, which she calls “big oops’’ and “ little oops’’ — last summer, compared to 9 the previous year. </p>

<p>Bad grades are not the only possible pitfall. Some students lose their admissions offers because of plagiarizing, cheating, drunken misbehavior, or arrest.
Last year, we rescinded an early decision offer after a student was kicked out of boarding school,’’ Ms. Merrill said. “It’s especially painful for the early-decision candidate, because they have no other options, and it’s often too late to apply anywhere else."</p>

<p>Seniors , finish strong!!!</p>

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<p>And I know of offers being rescinded because of blogging. One kid blogged about how he ‘got over on admissions’ and was really a drunk or drug addict or some such nonsense. Not only did his offer from a very selective college get rescinded, but he had a ton of trouble going anywhere after that. </p>

<p>Good NY Times article in 2007, ‘you’re in but you’re not done’.</p>