Well, we have run into a real issue with having a viable "Plan B" for DS. DS plans on accepting an appointment to USNA or USMA. He has also received NROTC and AROTC Scholarships. We had intended to have his deposit to one of his financial safety schools (one that has offered him full tuition merit scholarships) and request that his AROTC scholarship be transferred to this same school. This would have allowed him to enroll at this school, if he got injured prior to I-day, to still attend this school next fall and possible this use the AROTC scholarship to cover his room and board. Or if he were injured during plebe summer (after already relinquishing his scholarship by reporting to the academy) to at least still go to this back up university with tuition covered. The problem comes in with our school guidance counselor. (We ran into an issue last year with the counselor last year with our daughter when it was coming down to the wire with her to have to decide on schools and her DODMERB was not resolved yet for her NROTC scholarship, but thought it was a non-issue this year). We had thought there were special rules in place when it comes to Service Academies, due to the unique nature of the medical component that would allow a student to submit an enrollment deposit at a back-up school after accepting the appointment to an Academy. We all have talked about the issues the have arisen in the past that are very real concerns for all of us parents. She has said that there are no special rules regarding this and it is a violation of the agreements our children signed on their common app, which precludes students from effectively enrolling in two colleges after May 1st. Because of the ethics involved in this, she said she would refuse to send the final transcript to DS's backup school, which is a requirement to complete the enrollment packet at the backup school. So even if we were to pay the enrolment deposit, her refusal to release the official transcript to the school, would nullify the enrollment to the back up school. She said that if something happened to DS and he could not report to I-day, as a result of an injury, or if injured during basic, then we could then petition the schools to still allow admittance.. She said, " Worst case scenario may mean an alternate option for a semester and reapply for a mid year admit if they can’t get him in in the fall." Well, in this worst case scenario, I believe he would be forfeiting his freshman merit scholarships, as they are typically only offered for Fall Freshman admits. Because of this, I'm almost thinking, in a worst case scenario, it would be better for him to take a gap year and not attend any college next year, as even community college would not allow him to be considered as a true freshman the following year. He could then get a job reapply to colleges, again as a first-time freshman, so that he qualify for all Freshman Scholarships. What we believe we will do, it put a request in writing to the Director of Admissions, spelling out absolutely everything, to see if they would agree, in writing, to allow him to "double deposit" with a full understading of the complete picture. Then with their permission, the Guidance Counselor would be willing to send the transcript.