Waitlisted? Advice for making your best case for an acceptance

ehoss
Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:51:07 +0000

anxiousdad, you seem to have the illusion that what you are doing is ethical, because you obviously see that as the most likely way that your daughter will get in to one of her schools. Personally, I see it as dishonest and cheating. I’m sure the schools, and your daughter’s GC will feel the same way. It may even hurt her chances at these schools (or even the one to which she submits her deposit, if they find out). I encourage you to read my previous post in the thread (on page 4, i believe) and reconsider this decision

also, if you have a good gc, he or she will advocate for you and will only be able to say that at one school. If the other schools see that you said you’d attend if accepted, and ask her to verify, she won’t. It would ruin her credibility. When she can’t verify, your daughter’s chances are gone.