<p>Can I send an SIR as a freshmen to a university and another SIR as a transfer to a different university? I am in a difficult position as the university I will enroll in depends on my scholarship applications, however in my country, scholarship results only release in June which is after the SIR dates. If granted the scholarship, I will start as a freshmen in Cal. If not, I will choose to be a transfer in UWisc-Madison. But at the moment, I can't make a decision yet w/o my scholarship offers. I have written into the universities, and extensions to deadlines for SIR is not possible. And my scholarship bodies also said they can't hasten the result date for scholarships. Help!</p>
<p>This looks like one of the rare instances in which accepting more than one offer could be a reasonable way to go. You will lose any deposits paid to the institution that you decide not to attend.</p>
<p>One concern though would be with the lead-time needed for your student visa application. I don’t think that you can ask the consulate to process both I-20s “just in case”. You will need to know which university you are definitely attending when you get to that point. For ideas on handling that issue, ask the folks in the International Student Forum. Someone from your country should be able to advise you on the time delays involved.</p>
<p>Hi. Thank you for your reply. I have decided not to send two SIR as I feel it is not right to withhold a place someone on the wait-list wants. I will try to sort everything out by May 1st. Thanks anyway!</p>
<p>You can accept both since you have a good reason for doing so. Neither Cal nor Wisconsin has a policy against accepting at two universities. Your only penalty when you withdraw the accetance from one of them is loss of any amounts you will have already paid, including potentially deposits on housing. Your belief about withholding a place from someone on the waitlist is exaggerated. Both those colleges offer acceptances to far more than they expect to actually accept the offer of admission because they know from past experience that a large number will decline admission. They go to the waitlist when they see that they will still have space after the responses have come in. In other words, your declining acceptance itself has little impact on whether someone else gets admitted since that someone else will get admitted only if a large number of students decline the offer of acceptance.</p>
<p>Oh! I thought the entire US has a policy where everyone can only accept ONE university. I was misinformed. This is such a huge relief if I can send more than one SIR.</p>
<p>Is there any way I can confirm this though? I can’t seem to find the information on the website to confirm this. It would be such a relief to seek this confirmation. :)</p>