<p>Thanks for your replies. I dont have ALL the details, this is what if can add.</p>
<ul>
<li>Student was top 2% of her graduating class, lots of ECs.</li>
<li>This was ED school she is backing out on ( I know this is bad)</li>
<li>Parents mistakenly thought a tuition reduction would come through (them working for a school with reciprocity)</li>
<li>They would like a Gap Year that would be useful for International Relations</li>
</ul>
<p>I wish I had been able to talk to them earlier in this whole process… I am finding all of this out late in the game. They are nice people, I am just trying to help them have their child not waste a year. </p>