I know I am not going to win over any fans in regards to this issue. But, students are told they are not to accept admissions to more than 1 school after May 1st, which is why there is a deadline to make a final decision. It is considered unethical and the College Board has comments about this on their website. Let call this for what this is - most every parent here knows double-acceptance is not allowed, which is why this is done on the sly. Most just choose to ignore the ethics of the issue, and hope it doesn't become a problem if the back up plan is needed. Now, with that being said, I personally feel that candidates who have been selected to a service academy SHOULD have special provisions that allow them to do so, because of the unique nature of the physical requirements during the summer basic training. A serious injury can keep a candidate out of the "freshman" class. I have shared before that our school counselor would refuse to release the final transcript to more than one college, thus nullifying the admissions to more than one college, because of the ethics of the issue. The only way that she would allow for it, was for my son to get approval from both the "plan B" school and USMA approving our son to do so, with each of them understanding that there would be a double acceptance. We were grateful that both schools agreed to this. I would bet than a college that is "burned" by a student, would think twice about admitting other kids from the high school that allowed the double deposit. Some people here might say, "Not my problem; my kid had the insurance he needed in case something went wrong." Even ROTC Scholarships are nullified once a candidate shows up to an academy, so if they are hurt or change their mind after showing up, then no longer have that back up. In the end, can any school really do anything to you if there is a double deposit - No. We all talk about the character we are instilling in our future leaders, so why are parents not showing the same? Just some food for thought.