Bending Rules on the Waitlist? Could use help from Byerly

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>I was wait-listed at Harvard:</p>

<p>I'd choose Cornell over Harvard 8 times out of 10. My dad however (I'm Chinese stereotypical Asianness coming up :p) wants me to send the deposit to Cornell and take the acceptance, but stay on Harvard's wait-list. If Harvard takes me, he says Cornell can keep the deposit and wants me at Harvard instead </p>

<p>Is this even allowed? Don't the Ivies share admissions info with each other?</p>

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<p>Yes it is "allowed". </p>

<p>There is nothing wrong with surrendering a deposit if you are prepared to do so. </p>

<p>The waitlist hopping goes on long after the date on which deposits are due. Look at it as a game of musical chairs: College "A" admits someone from the waitlist on May 20 who has made a deposit at College "B". College "B" then fills the resulting vacancy from <em>its</em> waitlist, who probably surrenders a deposit at College "C" in order to accept, and so on, etc etc etc.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>sounds like a business i'd want to be in, musical chairs w/ peoples' money</p>

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<p>how much is the deposit?</p>

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<p>Harvard has no deposit.</p>

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<p>My friend said the deposit for Cornell is around $400.</p>

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<p>If we send in the reply form and deposit for a college, will the waitlist school find out?</p>