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exboyfil

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6. Contract law may allow for collection for damages

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 12:42 AM

Feb 2014

if the students acted on the information (such as withdrawing form consideration by other colleges or even turning down admission). I think it would be a pretty hard case to prove though. It speaks more to the credibility of the institution (yes I know it is MIT) to rescind an offer which is made.

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