<p>I'm not sure whether this is the right forum but anyways here's my question.</p>
<p>I'm an international student who was wait listed at 3 colleges. Namely Middlebury, Bates and Colby. I expected complete rejection because I asked for an almost full ride but I'm ok with this. I want to know how the wait works? Can I accept a place in all three waitlists? If I get accepted from the waitlist can I decline the offer or am I bound by some rule like ED admissions to accept the place?</p>
<p>Yes you can accept waitlist spots on every one. If one college accepts you and you can make it work, you accept the offer. If later, another college accepts you off of their waitlist, you can decline the first and accept the 2nd or simply decline the 2nd offer.</p>
<p>You will forfeit your enrollment deposit if you should decide not to attend the first school. I do not think you should be hopeful as there is rarely FA $ left after the RD round, so needing aid will cause you to be overlooked on the WL. That statement is not specific to the three schools you listed, so you may want to investigate their FA policies for WL.</p>
<p>Someone said once wait listed college accepts you they give you 24 hrs to make a decision. Do they also tell you your FA package at the same time? Otherwise how can you accept it within 24 hrs. </p>
<p>It goes to reason that a college making an offer will give the student all the info he/she needs in order to correctly undertake the best decision. Not sending a FinAid statement makes no sense. Neither does a 24 hr accept window.</p>
<p>If you need any financial aid, your chances of getting accepted off the waitlist will be slimmer than if you didn’t. Also, you won’t have a very high chance of being accepted off the waitlist. Many schools accept only a handful (5-15) of the hundreds they place on the waitlist.</p>