<p>My parents just informed me that they forged my signature on a document which committed me to on-campus housing for a unversity (this contract is binding if you attend the university), when I wanted to house off-campus. They told me that it is legal for them to do this because they are my parents and I am under 18. I think it is ridiculous if parents are legally allowed to forge their child's signature where it says "Applicant Signature" and I think that they are lying. Any opinions?</p>
<p>why don't you want to live on campus freshman year?...and if they're paying for it...well...</p>
<p>ur sooo spoiled....</p>
<p>I would be angry if my parents forged my sig as well, but really, you should be housing on-campus at least for your freshman year anyway. As I understand it, that is when you meet the most people, and...you want to have friends in college, don't you?</p>
<p>There was an Oprah show about it. Threads like this make ME sick.</p>
<p>i want to rape somebody.</p>
<p>yeah, i watched that show in psychology class last week--it was definitely disturbing. really awful--that doctor is a saint! wow it made me glad i don't live in africa. (or india) :(</p>
<p>like bluthunder said: if they're paying for it, i wouldn't be that mad. yeah maybe it sets a bad precedent, but i'd be glad if my parents could afford to house me @ college--on-campus or off. smile--you've got free room and board!</p>
<p>even though i think that the difference between on campus and off campus housing is insignificant, having your parents forge your sig is...its wrong and most likely illegal...so if the OP is just whining bout not getting the housing they want...meh...i don't care much bout that...but if the OP is mad cuz there parents outright lied/signed away their right as a human being to make their own decisions...then id have to agree w/ the original poster that this was very wrong, unethical, and agrravating.</p>
<p>its not un ethical, now shut up..</p>
<p>I think gumba2468 is correct. </p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about the situation too much, though. Most colleges require freshmen to live in dorms unless they are living with a guardian in the area. Your parents certainly have the right to force you into the dorms even if they handled it badly.</p>
<p>It will be encouraging to you that colleges will not even talk to parents about grades or schedules or anything else after the student is enrolled unless the student approves it.</p>
<p>I'm with 999999. Parents lose their ability to direct you when you leave for college. Letting them forge your signature, no matter what the circumstances, would be a terrible idea.</p>
<p>It's unethical, but it's not really a bad decision, IMO.</p>
<p>Okay, I'm not a lawyer, but I have looked this up. It is not unlawful for an attorney or representative to sign the name of another party so long as fraud is not involved. In effect, it is legal for parents to sign the name of a minor child, but they should indicate that they have done so by putting "signature by parent for minor child" underneath the signature.</p>
<p>As I said, once you turn 18, colleges will not release your info about anything to anybody without permission.</p>
<p>If you were my child, the option would then be: Okay, I guess you can pay your way through college. </p>
<p>Sometimes you can't have it both ways.</p>
<p>Also consider the practicalities of the situation. Getting an off-campus apartment is not as easy as it seems. Most landlords will not let a person under 18, and often even under 21, sign a lease--you would need a co-signor on the lease, most likely your parents. And the landlord also would run a credit check on you, and it is unlikely that you have established a credit rating as of yet. So, as a practical matter, it's unlikely that you could live off-campus freshman year.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, why are you set on living off campus freshman year?</p>
<p>Yeah, 2 things. One I dont think it was cool for your parents to forge your signature. It was however cool for them to put you in on-campus housing if they are paying for <em>any</em> part of your education. You should be grateful to have parents like them. People on this website could have avoided the cheap shots they took, but they are right.</p>
<p>Btw: looking for off-campus housing sucks, don't try it unless you absolutly need to. (Im just a junior, but i have a ton of cousins etc. who are in college/graduated from college) Also, maybe its a good thing, i mean you wont have to wake up as early since you'll be right there. that is a major plus in my book.</p>
<p>Also, your parents screwed up. if they wanted you to sign it, they shouldnt have forged your signature, they should have just withdrawn their money until you changed your mind.</p>
<p>Beggers can't be Choosers.</p>
<p>Thanks for your comments...I want to clarify that I appreciate that my parents are paying for the housing, I was just annoyed that they forged my signature and mailed in a binding contract without telling me</p>
<p>DEFINITELY
I think too much of this thread was about the outcome and not the method. They should have told you and then had you sign it. Technically, I don't think it was forged because they are allowed to sign your name as your representative because you are a minor.</p>
<p>My parents let me sign their signiture for school permission slips ect. as long as I put my intials at the end.</p>
<p>i'd probably be upset too, but then i'd be a hypocrite because i forge my parents' signatures all the time ;)</p>