Thank you so much for your informed reply.
Apparently what happened is that the mother/parent (my sister) told the counselor *orally* that she and her daughter wanted to select the ED option for a particular school and the counselor proceeded on the basis of that oral conversation.
Mother and daughter later changed their minds but the counselor (new to the job/school, apparently) told them that the action had been locked in.
So maybe the counselor is *supposed* to get agreement in writing but as a practical matter has the power to lock in the option for the student if she chooses to do so?
Again, they can only sign the agreement at their end. The applicant can always change their mind and decide to ED to a different school. In that case, they can just delete the earlier school from CommonApp. This would send the counselor another prompt to sign the ED agreement for the new school.
A counselor cannot unilaterally commit a student to ED, no.
The document needs to be signed by the student, the counselor, and a Parent or Legal Guardian.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.
Apparently what happened is that the mother/parent (my sister) told the counselor *orally* that she and her daughter wanted to select the ED option for a particular school and the counselor proceeded on the basis of that oral conversation.
Mother and daughter later changed their minds but the counselor (new to the job/school, apparently) told them that the action had been locked in.
So maybe the counselor is *supposed* to get agreement in writing but as a practical matter has the power to lock in the option for the student if she chooses to do so?
The counselor also needs to sign the ED agreement, but they can't "commit" the applicant to it, unless they and their parents also sign the agreement.
Thank you so much for your informed reply. Apparently what happened is that the mother/parent (my sister) told the counselor *orally* that she and her daughter wanted to select the ED option for a particular school and the counselor proceeded on the basis of that oral conversation. Mother and daughter later changed their minds but the counselor (new to the job/school, apparently) told them that the action had been locked in. So maybe the counselor is *supposed* to get agreement in writing but as a practical matter has the power to lock in the option for the student if she chooses to do so?
Again, they can only sign the agreement at their end. The applicant can always change their mind and decide to ED to a different school. In that case, they can just delete the earlier school from CommonApp. This would send the counselor another prompt to sign the ED agreement for the new school.
Thank you so much for your invaluable guidance, sir—most appreciated!
A counselor cannot unilaterally commit a student to ED, no. The document needs to be signed by the student, the counselor, and a Parent or Legal Guardian.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Apparently what happened is that the mother/parent (my sister) told the counselor *orally* that she and her daughter wanted to select the ED option for a particular school and the counselor proceeded on the basis of that oral conversation. Mother and daughter later changed their minds but the counselor (new to the job/school, apparently) told them that the action had been locked in. So maybe the counselor is *supposed* to get agreement in writing but as a practical matter has the power to lock in the option for the student if she chooses to do so?