<p>I think it’s easy to blur the lines between EDI and EDII. Presumably, an EDII acceptee, because of the lateness of the admissions cycle, is only seeking to withdraw their acceptance in order that they may accept an offer from a much less desirable college. That, in itself is a significant cost to the acceptee and I have no ethical qualms about that.</p>
<p>But, you seem to imply that it would be equally okay with you if the same person went ahead and re-applied to Middlebury after being accepted by Swarthmore under EDI, even if merely a few thousand dollars more in FA money were at stake. In that case, the checks and balances (the legal term, Duhvinci, would be the <em>consideration</em>) don’t seem to add up to very much. In fact, they seem to favor the student almost entirely. That makes it a lousy contract.</p>