She did ask for an extension. The scholarship committee said no. Doesn’t NMS require the student to select a #1 school early? The school is not requiring a decision before May 1, the scholarship is.
I don’t see the scholarship committee as being in the wrong. They had the special weekend. They set the date for acceptance. It’s a take it or leave it. The school is not going to pull the acceptance to the school, just not award the scholarship if the student doesn’t commit. Schools offer these deals all the time. Sports scholarships are offered in November and if accepted (by signing an NLI) the student is agreeing to play at that school. The student can change his mind and go to another school, but can’t accept another scholarship from the new school. Some states offer awards that can only be used in the state, and if you don’t accept fast, and the state runs out of money, you can lose out.