<p>Hi everyone,
I was accepted into Ohio State University a few days ago. Today, I was emailed and told to pay an acceptance fee of $100.... Ohio State is not one of my top choices, so I am very hesitant to pay additional fees.
Do I have to pay this amount to keep my acceptance valid, or is this just an optional down payment towards a deposit?</p>
<p>I don’t know how OSU works, but that sounds a little sketchy to me. Call the admissions office for confirmation (there’s a lot you can do with $100). I am extremely skeptical.</p>
<p>Edit: I’m pretty sure it’s a scam.</p>
<p>OSU has a $100 fee to confirm enrollment (not keep your acceptance valid) and you would need to pay by May 1st. That’s what it says on their website and a couple other threads on CC.</p>
<p>If the email you received actually says something like you NEED to pay right now to keep your acceptance valid… then yeah, that sounds like a scam 
Probably call admissions if the email seems sketchy.</p>
<p>I don’t believe there was any scam. Within a week of admission Ohio State students are emailed an Acceptance Fee Statement with instructions on how to accept or decline enrollment. My daughter received an email today (she was accepted Nov 21). All students who wish to confirm enrollment are required to pay a $100 nonrefundable acceptance fee. The deadline is May 1st, but the earlier the fee is paid the earlier you will get housing information when it is sent in mid-March on a rolling basis based on date acceptance fees were paid. However, being OOS and charged higher tuition, my daughter cannot enroll until she knows the status of scholarship/merit aid, because without it the school is not affordable for us. </p>
<p>Oh, okay. It sounds strange to me, either way. Like, what if you’re low income and can’t afford $100 since you’re always having to scrap every penny? That was my thinking process while reading the post, anyway.</p>
<p>I still say call the office if your email was what miopyon13 described. </p>
<p>Students have until May 1st to make their decision on where to attend and pay the deposit by then. Once a student makes the deposit, then he confirms this is his final choice. It is unethical to make more than one deposit (double depositing) and hold your spot at more than one college. Therefore, don’t pay any deposit until you know that is the college where you will attend.</p>
<p>Read on…
<a href=“Is Double Depositing Wrong and Risky? | HuffPost College”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost;
<p>Hope this helps. : )</p>
<p>All colleges have enrollment deposits. You can wait to pay it. But you will be lower in line for housing.</p>
<p>Yes and $100 is on the lower end, some schools have much higher deposits and some charge a separate deposit for housing. And orientation fees often also have to be paid for student and for any parents attending orientation.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the feedback! I was pretty sure that it was more of a deposit versus a random fee, but everyone’s contributions to this thread really helped me undestand</p>
<p>Oh, wow! I’ve always done extensive research on colleges, but I’ve never heard of a deposit fee :-/
It makes sense, I guess</p>