<p>What happens if I accept a university's offer, pay the deposit, and later on due to some reason I decide not to attend the university. Are there consequences?</p>
<p>For one thing, you likely will lose your deposit. If you never start, you are probably still eligible to apply elsewhere as a freshman. You may not get accepted again if you turn the U down (tho some Us will allow you to take a gap year and start the following year). Those are the major consequences I am familiar with. It may also be too Kate to apply elsewhere for admission that academic year. </p>
<p>What is the circumstance, the “due to some reason”? did you want to take another offer? Was this an ED application? </p>
<p>Depending on the circumstance and how it is handled, your school could get blackballed for future applicants, you could get turned down by everyone who found you broke an agreement and didn’t withdraw appropriately or such. Or maybe nothing if you just tell them you can’t afford it.</p>
<p>BTW: This "Depending on the circumstance and how it is handled, your school could get blackballed for future applicants, you could get turned down by everyone who found you broke an agreement and didn’t withdraw appropriately or such. Or maybe nothing if you just tell them you can’t afford it. " only applies to someone breaking an ED acceptance.</p>
<p>OP: people change their minds or circumstances change. What’s your reason? And were you accepted under RD?</p>
<p>I received an offer from wisconsin-madison. However, my first choice college is an overseas university in Hong Kong. The decision from hong kong only arrives in june-july. If I am accepted to Hong kong I would pick it over wisconsin-madison. I do not want to take any chances by declining the offer wisconsin-madison because i might get rejected from hong kong.</p>
<p>OK Wisconsin is RD. Well that happens, when there are conflicts with timing and it seems you will have to accept the Wisconsin-Madison offer and place a deposit. They know that some people will not end up coming because of situations like yours or of getting off a wait list at another college they prefer. As long as you are not putting down multiple deposits you should be okay. You will likely just lose your deposit. Check their policies.</p>