<p>What are the consequences of accepting more than one college admisssion offers if I need some more time to decide? Will these schools revoke my admission offers?</p>
<p>They may not, but they can. Don’t risk ending up in community college because you couldn’t decide among the choices you liked.</p>
<p>Is there a clear rule on this that says that a candidate cannot accept two offers? Afterall there is a non refundable deposit at stake and soon other fees will be required to be paid, which will eventually force the decision sooner than later.</p>
<p>If either of the schools is Common App then, yes, there is a clear rule that says you can’t do this. It’s part of the agreement you sign by putting your signature on the common app.</p>
<p>If not, then I think its just highly unethical, not necessarily illegal, but you better pray the colleges don’t find out.</p>
<p>yes, for most respectable colleges there is such a rule. just don’t do it, dont.
an exception is colleges in different countries. for example if you deposit once in the UK, and once in the US, that may well be an option.</p>
<p>Thanks to amarkov and sg12 for the sensible advice. But why is it called non refundable deposit if the candidate changes his/her mind. Is it meant only for getting off a waitlist i.e. you can say no to a school after accepting its offer of admission only if you get off the waitlist of another school?</p>
<p>Every single year students who commit to specific colleges/universities by May 1, do not turn up for classes in the fall. The term for this is “summer melt”. Some get off waitlists, some decide to join the Marines, some get killed in auto accidents, some can’t find a way to pay for college, some decide to not go to college because, well, they just don’t want to right now. I’m sure you can imagine a dozen other scenarios. </p>
<p>If you send a deposit, and you ultimately decide not to attend that place, no one can force you to actually attend it. They just won’t give you your money back.</p>
<p>Every single year there are some students who do indeed have legitimate reasons to double deposit. “I’m not sure I really know which one I like better.” almost certainly isn’t in that category. “I need to know for certain that my brother will be out of the military and can move home and take care of our sick mother before I start classes across the country.” probably would be. So would “I am still waiting to hear from a major scholarship competition that will make attendance at College A possible.”</p>
<p>If you think that you have good reasons to double deposit, first pick up the phone and call both of the places. Explain your particular situation. They may be able to work with you.</p>
<p>The UCs recommend that you SIR to your best choice admitted
as the Wait list plays out for other UCs that you may prefer.</p>
<p>I know someone who accepted Stanford over Harvard and later
changed her mind. Harvard took her.</p>
<p>You can accept all you want, but I’m sure you’ll pay up your fees only at one place!</p>
<p>This is getting a bit confusing. I do have a reason to accept admission at two places and decide between the two later. Can I buy this by being ready to lose the initial deposit at one of the two places. Or they will take it as a violation of some rule or as an ethically unaceptable behavior that should result in cancellation of my admission at both the schools?</p>
<p>The answer, legally, is a big, fat, ‘it depends’. As another has mentioned, there are some rules imposed by all users of the Common Application. Go over to that website (or read more closely whatever you signed when you used the Common Apps) to figure that out, rather than depending on opinions here. Read whatever other paperwork is associated with the two schools in question. Finally, call them both up to be sure.
Morally, it’s a dubious action at best, in my view. You’ve known for months what the possibilities are, and had a good bit of time since you got your acceptances. Sending in two deposits takes away a seat from somebody else who is ready to make up their mind.
Just suck it up and make your choice.</p>
<p>It does get confusing though. My D has accepted admission to school #1. She is an alternate for a full ride at school #2 (her first choice). She can only attend school #2 with a full ride. They will be notifying their alternates on May 3rd and 4th but will only consider those alternates who have submitted their deposit to the school. What are her choices?</p>
<p>If she declines school #1 and doesn’t get the scholarship at #2, she’s committed to a school she cannot afford. If she stays committed to #1 and doesn’t deposit at #2, she is giving up the chance for a full ride at her preferred school.</p>
<p>Does she double deposit? She hasn’t yet.</p>
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<p>=0 i hope that doesnt qualify as “summer melt”!</p>