My niece got accepted into two schools. She committed to one but after visiting her campus, she is freaking out and doesn’t want to go there as it is too far from home and high crime area. Is it possible to excuse and more importantly to convince local school to accept her though she missed deadline? Please don’t judge, just help us to find a solution.
- Nobody here will know since the answer could be dependent on if the local school has space available and how much they want your niece as a student (ex. if her academics are above the school’s average that would be a plus).
In school Monday your niece could speak to her guidance counselor (especially if he/she has been helpful thus far) and ask if he/she has a contact at the local school and would be willing to make a call on her behalf. Based on the guidance counselor’s reply she could call the admissions department at the local school Monday and ask if they would still accept her. It wouldn’t hurt to offer to come in and speak with them so she could explain her situation iin person. 2) If the local school accepts her and once she gets the paperwork, she can withdraw from the first school and enroll in the local school. She should expect to lose the deposit at the first school.
Basically this would be a similar process as would be used for a student who sends an enrollment deposit to one college and then gets off a waitlist at a preferred college so it does happen.
Sometimes a college will let the student attend even though 5/1 has passed. She should call and ask the school first. If they say yes, then she should deposit at the new school and withdraw from the first school. Yes, it does happen, although I’ve usually heard about it happening at 5/2 or 5/3.
I know someone who arrived at her college (college A) in late August, unpacked, and two days later had buyer’s remorse and wanted to go to one of the colleges (college B) she had turned down. She called college B and asked if she could come. They said yes. She packed up and left college A and went to college B. Luckily, college B started later than college A, so the student did not miss a thing.
Just a couple days ago a student reported that a college she declined allowed her to change her mind. Ask. She really needs to be cool head and not freak out. If you eave things to the last minute you have to be able to handle the stress that comes with that. And many people go to the school and don’t freak out over it. Worst case scenario if it doesn’t work out is to see who is left with open admissions from the NACAC list, or take a gap year and apply to a new list.
http://www.nacacnet.org/research/research-data/College-Openings/Pages/College-Openings-Results.aspx