<p>Hey guys, I'm currently a senior, planning on taking a gap year. </p>
<p>I was accepted to multiple schools that do NOT require me to submit a deposit this May (I would submit it next May and simply renew my application or whatever else). They'll still hold my spot.</p>
<p>Several of the schools have offered me merit scholarships, but they are competitive every year, meaning I will not necessarily get the same offer next year when I renew my application.</p>
<p>The choice for me boils down to scholarship money, but I don't want to make a commitment to an expensive school knowing they might not offer the same deal next year. I'm also sort of torn between three of them, regardless of money.</p>
<p>Is it legal/allowed/moral/etc. to defer from multiple schools? I asked my guidance counselor and he said it was okay, but I don't really trust his judgment because he's screwed things up before.</p>
<p>Also--my other option is just to not accept anything this year and reapply next year. This would be a hassle and I'd have to pay the application fees again, but I think I could get into all of the schools again anyway (no "reaches" in there). But I really don't want to have to do that.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I might try emailing the admissions officers and talking with them about it. They’ll be the ones who’d know!</p>
<p>Thanks…I’m afraid to tell them that I want to defer from multiple schools, though. I feel like that’s not something I should tell them, especially if I want to be considered for scholarships the second time around.</p>
<p>I’m not really sure…but I like how fitting your username is :)</p>
<p>i would ask them about what happens to your merit scholarship if you defer your enrollment without mention of possibly deferring multiple schools… you are technically holding up a spot in next year’s admits</p>
<p>Two of the schools told me that I would not necessarily be given the same scholarship, but that I would be reconsidered for the scholarships among next year’s applicant pool (because they are competitive merit scholarships). The third said the scholarship offer would roll over to next year. </p>
<p>Basically I know what happens with scholarships if I defer from one school, but I’m asking if it’s possible to defer from multiple schools without necessarily telling them. So that I can keep my options open. These are schools that generally accept more applicants than they expect to attend, so I don’t feel particularly guilty about holding a spot, but I just don’t want to get in trouble for it if I’m supposed to commit to a school THIS May.</p>
<p>Bump? Anyone, please? I don’t want to do something wrong…</p>