[unethical_ban]

What are the practical, social negatives of this? Will in-demand schools hold a grudge on the thousands or more of students they would have liked to have in fall 2020 and skipped? "You weren't there for us in 2020 so we think you're better off elsewhere."

Not that any university should behave this way; I'm asking if any quality ones would be.

[downerending]

No. In 2020, students entirely have the upper hand. Colleges can no longer grow and shrink their classes according to the suitability of students. Their finances are dire.

(In principle, the rich ones like Harvard could, but they won't either. Falling enrollments just wouldn't look good.)

[krastanov]

Large bureaucracies do not have the agency to act in such a childish way.

[chadlavi]

No for-profit university will turn away someone they think can pay, and especially not someone who looks like they might turn into a rich donor in the future.