<p>I just won a scholarship for $2,000 at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. I was invited to interview and pretty much owned everyone else I interviewed with for it. </p>
<p>I’m happy that I won, but they sent a Letter of Intent that has to be signed and mailed by March 28th. The problem is that my #1 school, University of Georgia, doesn’t release decisions until March 30th. </p>
<p>What should I do? I feel like they’re taking me for a fool and trying to force me to go because they know that UGA is releasing decisions 2 days later.</p>
<p>What will they do if I break the letter of intent? Even if I call them the 30th if I get accepted at UGA?</p>
<p>We were told that the National decision day is May 1 and it is unethical for a college to tell you that you have to make a decision earlier. There was a thread on here about this earlier this week. I would call the college and talk to them about it. People that have done that say the college has apologized and said they can have longer or said it was a mistake. I don’t think they can take away the scholarship if you decide after March 28.</p>
<p>Well I could not sign it and it wouldnt take away my admission (unsure if this was clarified). Also, is that for academic scholarships too? I though that was just for athletes or something.</p>
<p>I shouldnt have to stress about this especially when I have a whole lot more going on</p>
<p>I would wait. 2,000 bucks isn’t anything if it means deciding to go there when you don’t want to go</p>
<p>i was just told that there’s (supposedly) nothing legal about the letter of intent. so like they couldnt sue me or anything if I decide not to go right?</p>
<p>If you think about it, It would only need to be postmarked by then, so they wouldn’t get it for at least two days. By then you would know if you got into Georgia and could call or email them-possibly beating your letter.</p>
<p>Either way, its not like an ED contract so they won’t be able to influence other schools to deny you.</p>