<p>I was accepted to my dream school, I sent my commitment card, everything seemed great. Well, a couple days after we sent the check, we found out that my mom's credit card information had been stolen at an ATM. The perpetrator withdrew all her money, and she had to cancel her card. My mother then called the school to tell them to please hold the check until she got her funds back. They said fine, no problem. Everything regarding her card was resolved today so she called the school to tell them it was okay to cash the check. The lady working in the financial aid office then forwarded her to the Dean of Admissions who proceeded to tell her (quite rudely) that my acceptance had been withdrawn 5 days ago because of our inability to follow proper enrollment terms. I could not believe the news but it became even more clear to me when I was greeted with an extremely unfriendly letter from the Dean upon my arrival home.</p>
<p>I was accepted to 3 other schools, only 2 of which I'd consider going to at this point. Is there any hope I may be able to commit to them now? Or am I basically stuck going to community college?</p>
<p>First off, does your mother have the name of the person she talked to initially? And what does the letter you received from the Dean state? Does it specifically reference a bounced check, or are there other issues noted?</p>
<p>I suggest writing down exactly what happened, in order. Make sure that it is factually accurate. For example, the perpetrator would have stolen your mother’s ATM card data, not her credit card data. Have dates of all conversations, both with the school and with the bank. You want to do this so that you have all the pertinent information at hand when you speak with the college. </p>
<p>Then call the Dean’s office again. Say that you need to speak to someone regarding a mixup with your enrollment and deposit. If the only issue that the dean mentioned in the letter was the insufficient funds check, give a brief, unemotional summary:
*you submitted your paperwork and deposit prior to the deadline.<br>
*Two days after you sent the check, the account was emptied by someone who stole account information.<br>
*Your mother contacted the school (what office) to explain the situation, and asked for the office to hold onto the check until the bank restored the stolen funds.
*By the time the funds were restored, there was some mixup with the (admissions or other) office, and you are now being told that your acceptance was rescinded.</p>
<p>Now ask, calmly and politely, who can help you sort out the mixup. Say that you would be glad to provide statements from the bank about the theft of the funds, and a written summary of everything that happened. Don’t blame anyone at the school, don’t be angry or defensive, no matter how you may be feeling inside. Be persistent! Write down the names of anyone that you talk to.</p>
<p>If the dean’s office, for some unaccountable reason, isn’t able to fix this (assuming that the bad check is the only issue), then you’ll need to contact other offices. But wait and see if the dean can get this straightened out first. </p>
<p>Well he is also insisting that we sent the check and commitment card late (May 2nd) even though the faculty at the information session at the admitted students day said that because May 1st fell on a Sunday, the deadline would be May 2nd this year.</p>
<p>Add information about the response date mixup to your timeline–when you were told this, during what info session, and (if you remember or can find out) by whom. When you are (calmly!) describing this in the phone call, mention that at the admitted students’ weekend, you were told that May 2 was the response date. </p>
<p>I suggest reposting this thread on the parents’ forum, with a more descriptive title like “Help! Admissions Office Withdrawing Acceptance for late acceptance” or something like that. You’ll get more eyeballs and helpful responses there.</p>
<p>wow, this is pretty shocking. I have to say that if you had better options right now, I’d tell you to forget this “dream school” because it sounds like it is more of a nightmare in how it treats its students. I agree with SlitheyTrove’s advice.</p>
<p>When all is settled down I would send a letter to the Dean of Admissions explaining the situation so that he/she knows what happened. This appears to have been handled very unprofessionally and no school wants that kind of a strike no matter how “special” it might be.</p>