Dr. Michael Bardwil donated $40,000 to his alma mater, a Jesuit school in Houston, Texas, after a school administrator advised it would guarantee his son admission. So when his son was rejected earlier this year, Bardwil was upset.

ABC reports that a school administrator asked that Bardwil donate $100,000 to the school, and in return the prestigious college preparatory would offer admission to his son. When Bardwil pledged $50,000 over a five year period, he assumed it was a sure thing. So when his son's rejection letter came, Bardwil asked for the money back. He told ABC: "I told them if they didn't want my son that's fine, but I'm going to rescind my donation...And then that's when they told me that they can't give me my money back."

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Dated 2011-01-04