Stan sends for a law school catalog from Ivory Towers University. According to the catalog, the law school applications are evaluated on the basis of undergraduate grades, standardized test scores, and references. Stan, who is a straight-A student, has high test scores and excellent references, applies and pays the $100 application fee. His application is rejected. Later he finds out that others with low grades and test scores were accepted based on their family connections and donations made to the University. If Stan followed all of the guidelines in the college catalog and paid the required application fee, then according to the court in Steinberg v. Chicago Medical School :
A) there is not a contract.
B) there is a quasi contract.
C) there is a valid contract; the school bound itself to honor the obligations set forth in the college catalog.
D) there is a voidable contract.

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The court in Steinberg v. Chicago Medical School held that the catalog constituted an offer, and by applying and paying the fee, Stan accepted the offer, creating a valid contract. The school was bound to evaluate applications based on the criteria stated in the catalog.

Stan Sends for a Law School Catalog from Ivory Towers