<p>I am admitted to Lake Forest College, but since then I have not received my i20 form, which is essential to obtain a student visa. So I telephoned to make sure that I have sent all the necessary materials, but I have tried for a month and the "busy" international directer doesn't pick up the phone. I contacted other staff in the admission office, left voicemail, wrote email.......and never get reply.</p>
<p>What can I do to contact them? Are there a possibility that college withdraw their admission after the student save the enrollment deposit?</p>
<p>Your situation does sound urgent. Try posting this in the Lake Forest College forum as well? Maybe someone can walk over to the admissions office for you, put you in touch with someone who will answer, etc.</p>
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Are there a possibility that college withdraw their admission after the student save the enrollment deposit?
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Colleges sometimes withdraw their offer of admission if your grades drop significantly in your senior year (e.g. from an A- average to a C- average). I guess a college might also withdraw their offer of admission if your visa is denied, so not to tempt you to enter the country illegally. If any of the above happens, the college would <em>definitely</em> notify you!</p>
<p>I am not quite sure though what you mean with "after the student save the enrollment deposit". You paid the deposit, didn't you? If you did not, you are most likely not enrolled as a student. </p>
<p>A few things to double-check before you call the next time:
- Are you calling the correct office? Make sure you are not trying to reach the Office of Intercultural Relations - they cannot assist you. You probably want to reach the Office of Admission, ideally the person responsible for international students. But she might be sick, on vacation or abroad recruiting prospective students, so also try to reach other people.
- Do you have the correct number?
- Are you calling during business hours? (9 am - 5 pm local time; make sure the time is actually converted the way you think it is)
- Do you call throughout the business day? (If you are always calling at the same time e.g. during lunch break, of course no one will pick up.)</p>
<p>Things to keep in mind when you are leaving voicemails or writing e-mails:
- Are you identifying yourself sufficiently? (Name, student ID, class year, international status, phone or mailing address)
- Are you clearly and concisely describing your request/concern? ("I am mildly concerned because I have not received my I-20 yet, which I need to apply for a student visa. When can I expect to receive it? I think I already sent you all relevant documentation. If I missed something, please let me know.")
- Again, are you contacting the right people? In the worst-case scenario, the person who you are trying to contact has left the college and no one checks her voice mails or e-mails. Websites can be out-of-date.</p>
<p>b@r!um: Thanx a lot....great tips for international students....but this isn't helpful to my case...</p>
<p>greennblue: I will try it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I am sorry I didn't help you. Your statement "I tried to call for a month but this person never picks up the phone" just set off a red flag in my head. Sometimes it is hard to reach people, but I cannot help thinking that the source of the problem might lie on your side of the phone.</p>
<p>I think someone in the parent's forum suggested calling any campus office and asking them to transfer your call to the admissions office. This might work if the source of your problem is a wrong number.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity: have you received any information from your college about the timeline of events before you arrive on campus? E.g. when you can expect to receive your I-20 and stuff like that (even if it's just roughly, like "complete and return these forms and then we will mail you your I-20")?
How come you started calling a month ago? (This would be around May 1, just about at the deadline to decide which college to attend, which sounds very early to worry about I-20s unless the letter with your offer of admission explicitly said that your I-20 was attached when it was not.) I am sorry for a reply like this when you just asked for help - and you certainly don't need to answer these questions - I am just confused by the timeline of the the events that you described in your first post.</p>