Want a break from reading applications or proofreading last
minute essays? Want to be quoted in our Case Study review? Want a hot drink on
a cold day? Participate in our first interactive Case Study. The AP Committee
will send a $25 Starbucks Gift Card to the member who provides the best insight
concerning the below situation.
Just a reminder, as part of the PCACAC AP Committee’s desire
to proactively discuss ethics, we will be sending out monthly “case studies.” In these
cases, we offer a situation and discuss whether the issue is in compliance with
NACAC’s Statement of Principles of Good Practices (SPGP). This
month’s case was submitted by Casey Zimmer, a member of the PCACAC AP Committee as well as
Director of College Counseling of Samford School (DE). If you have a question
about a situation or SPGP, please contact a member of the AP Committee.
December Case: Charlie,
the College Counselor for his school, was quite happy for his student,
Schroeder, when Schroeder happily walked into Charlie’s office on December 15th
to share the news – he’d been admitted to Peanuts U Early Decision! Schroeder
had also been responsible in keeping his options open, and he had already
submitted several other applications Regular Decision. Charlie felt that Schroeder had played his
cards pretty well, getting his applications out of the way while making a
prudent decision to apply ED to his first-choice school, Peanuts. He reminded
Schroeder that he was supposed to withdraw his other applications, and
Schroeder went on his way to play the piano for the school’s holiday concert.
One day in late February, Schroeder came into Charlie’s
office and asked him, “So Mr. Brown, have you sent my mid-year reports to my
other colleges yet?” Alarm bells went off in Charlie’s mind. Schroeder
shouldn’t be worried about his other applications or mid-year reports! He sat
Schroeder down for a talk, and found out the scoop. The Financial Aid Award
presented by Peanuts to Schroeder and his family was way off what the family thought it could afford to pay for Peanuts.
Schroeder had not officially withdrawn his other
applications after he had been admitted to Peanuts, because they had not yet
received a Financial Aid package. Once they did receive it in late January, the
family quickly started filing appeals with Peanuts – and Schroeder started to
get concerned about keeping his other options open – hence his question about
his mid-year reports. Schroeder was unsure when they would get a final decision
from Peanuts.
To complicate matters, Schroeder proceeds to ask him to send
materials to two new schools not previously on his list.
What should Charlie do? What are the ethical issues?
Discussion and
Conclusion: E-mail your thoughts to PCACAC AP Chair Jake Talmage (jtalmage@stpaulsschool.org) by
December 21. Winner does not have to be a member of PCACAC, but should work at
an institution that belongs to a regional ACAC or NACAC. The PCACAC AP
Committee will pick a winning submission and send out a comprehensive
discussion that will quote from the winning, and possible other, submission by
January 15. Submissions will be viewed in terms of content, not creativity or writing
style. Please remember, the discussion should include how NACAC’s
Statement of Principles of Good Practices (SPGP) relates to the issue.
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If you
wish to file a complaint, please complete a NACAC Confidential Complaint form. All personal information will be
kept confidential, but the information will be forwarded to the appropriate
affiliate AP Committee. This committee will follow up on the issue.
Want to
review previous case studies?
View all
of the Admissions Practices Case Studies on The Anchor here.
Want to
submit a case for consideration? Please e-mail the PCACAC AP Committee Chair at
jtalmage@stpaulsschool.org
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