bananafish
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So I just accepted my Plan B civilian school. I am planning to defer my admission there for a variety of reasons. I have accepted a conditional offer from USAFA but I will almost certainly be unable to go for medical reasons (will be DQ'd and my own doctor confirmed I won't be ready for basic). My current plan is to reapply to USAFA during my gap year. Although of course life is uncertain, I think I have a very high chance of acceptance. That being said I still want to have the civilian school as a plan B.
So first I have immediate concerns. I know you are not supposed to accept two offers to two different schools. I'm worried civilian college will get mad at me and possibly rescind my offer. More importantly, I'm worried USAFA will find out about the situation and look down on it, thus seeing me as a candidate of poor character in the future. Also, I am waitlisted at my top choice civilian college and I don't want this to somehow affect my waitlist odds.
What's the best course of action ATM? Apprise college B and USAFA of the situation? Give up on USAFA for this year and withdraw? Keep quiet and don't draw attention to the issue?
Next I'm concerned about next year. Let's assume the double-acceptance dilemma doesn't amount to anything. If next year I apply to USAFA I will breach the college B deferment contract. They would have the right to rescind my acceptance (which would be a total waste of my $500 deposit). Worse, though, they could tell USAFA about it and USAFA could just auto reject me.
Am I being paranoid? How does USAFA view double-dipping in this sense? At this point I'm just trying to go to college, most hopefully USAFA, but at least college. If I'd accepted only USAFA this year then once my medical comes back I'd have zero college acceptances. But if I accept college B, defer, and don't reapply to USAFA, I'll be settling for a school I don't love. Is the only fair-play path for me to have both options open to reject USAFA now, spend 70k to attend college B next year, and apply to USAFA from college B? And if I choose to violate the contracts and double-dip, how do I avoid that choice ruining my chances with both schools?
So first I have immediate concerns. I know you are not supposed to accept two offers to two different schools. I'm worried civilian college will get mad at me and possibly rescind my offer. More importantly, I'm worried USAFA will find out about the situation and look down on it, thus seeing me as a candidate of poor character in the future. Also, I am waitlisted at my top choice civilian college and I don't want this to somehow affect my waitlist odds.
What's the best course of action ATM? Apprise college B and USAFA of the situation? Give up on USAFA for this year and withdraw? Keep quiet and don't draw attention to the issue?
Next I'm concerned about next year. Let's assume the double-acceptance dilemma doesn't amount to anything. If next year I apply to USAFA I will breach the college B deferment contract. They would have the right to rescind my acceptance (which would be a total waste of my $500 deposit). Worse, though, they could tell USAFA about it and USAFA could just auto reject me.
Am I being paranoid? How does USAFA view double-dipping in this sense? At this point I'm just trying to go to college, most hopefully USAFA, but at least college. If I'd accepted only USAFA this year then once my medical comes back I'd have zero college acceptances. But if I accept college B, defer, and don't reapply to USAFA, I'll be settling for a school I don't love. Is the only fair-play path for me to have both options open to reject USAFA now, spend 70k to attend college B next year, and apply to USAFA from college B? And if I choose to violate the contracts and double-dip, how do I avoid that choice ruining my chances with both schools?