[Mick]

Lol on the last comments. One of my old close friends is a banker. He's not all bad. I would describe him as mostly amoral reapolitik, but not necessarily unethical or immoral.

As for this whole talk of the unbearable prospect of having an offer of admission being rescinded, to my understanding, this is actually a fairly regular event. I can't recall exactly where I learned this -- it may have been from when an admissions officer visited my frosh dorm for dinner -- but to my recollection, rescinded offers happen occasionally at Stanford. It could be for discovered fraud, but I think the most common cause is a high school senior whose work, consistency and grades collapse when grades are later received (perhaps after the second trimester, at a trimester-based highschool like mine). I recall offers of admission having clear wording that they were conditional.

The bar for rescinding an offer of admission is much, much lower than for expulsion or even suspension.

If the university learned a student had been convicted of a crime, even a misdemeanor, after being offered admission, should the university have the right to rescind the offer? Should the university never expel students and never fire staff out of fear that the person might harm themself? What about applicants who are not qualified but seem like they'd despair if they were not admitted?

Like others have said, I think a life lesson can be learned. Their lives will  not be ruined by going to ןɐɔ -- or Tufts, the Berkeley of the east.

Oh, I agree, the bar is lower for rescinding offers of admission.  In fact, the Ivies spell it out.

I'm reading from my son's acceptance letter/likely letter.  I won't quote it, but it details three instances in which the offer will be rescinded:
  * If you commit a felony.
  * If you drop a class.
  * If you get a "D" in any of your classes during your Spring semester of your senior year.

Those three things happen regularly, they're known risks.  "If you post something on social media that we don't like" wasn't one of the enumerated risks.

[Mick]

Lol on the last comments. One of my old close friends is a banker. He's not all bad. I would describe him as mostly amoral reapolitik, but not necessarily unethical or immoral.

As for this whole talk of the unbearable prospect of having an offer of admission being rescinded, to my understanding, this is actually a fairly regular event. I can't recall exactly where I learned this -- it may have been from when an admissions officer visited my frosh dorm for dinner -- but to my recollection, rescinded offers happen occasionally at Stanford. It could be for discovered fraud, but I think the most common cause is a high school senior whose work, consistency and grades collapse when grades are later received (perhaps after the second trimester, at a trimester-based highschool like mine). I recall offers of admission having clear wording that they were conditional.

The bar for rescinding an offer of admission is much, much lower than for expulsion or even suspension.

If the university learned a student had been convicted of a crime, even a misdemeanor, after being offered admission, should the university have the right to rescind the offer? Should the university never expel students and never fire staff out of fear that the person might harm themself? What about applicants who are not qualified but seem like they'd despair if they were not admitted?

Like others have said, I think a life lesson can be learned. Their lives will  not be ruined by going to ןɐɔ -- or Tufts, the Berkeley of the east.

Oh, I agree, the bar is lower for rescinding offers of admission.  In fact, the Ivies spell it out.

I'm reading from my son's acceptance letter/likely letter.  I won't quote it, but it details three instances in which the offer will be rescinded:
  * If you commit a felony.
  * If you drop a class.
  * If you get a "D" in any of your classes during your Spring semester of your senior year.

Those three things happen regularly, they're known risks.  "If you post something on social media that we don't like" wasn't one of the enumerated risks.