<p>We never had to consider veto power due to a poor choice. There were a couple of school where the fit might not have been ideal. Fortunately, my D was rejected by both. For both of those colleges, my D's stats placed her in the middle of the applicant pool. The rejections actually helped restore some faith in the selection process because I believe the adcoms could also determine that there was a poor fit.</p>
<p>Veto power is often an issue due to financial awards. This is a sad and stressful situation. Ideally, the student would not have applied but you can never predict the financial awards. This forum will be full of discussions on this topic next Spring. Some parents will decide to pay more and stress the family finances, some students and parents will take big loans, and other parents will hold firm and stick to a budget. It is really disappointing to go through the selection, application, and acceptance process and then not be able to attend due to finances.</p>
<p>We exercised a reverse veto. My W decided it was her right to add one college to my D's app list. Eventually she added two. One was an Ivy with a potential hook that did not work out. The other was also a reach that my D decided was too much of a reach to bother with. She was accepted and is now attending that U. </p>
<p>Aside from the possible vetoes due to finances, I think a veto or two is reasonable. If so, this should be done before the app process. In our case the reverse veto worked even though there were several hours lost due to one unnecessary application.</p>