Wow, so much drama on this thread xD
@ all those accepted to Purdue, when did you guys apply? I got waitlisted and a friend of mine who also got waitlisted called up admissions and they told her that engineering was full by mid Jan. Can this be true? I sent in my transcripts rather late because my school principal was on a trip to Spain (yeah I know how ridiculous that sounds).
So should I just give up on the idea of getting accepted there and focus on the places I was accepted, or should I wait till god knows when to see if I get in? I got into a couple of good ones, but Purdue was my top choice.
You won’t exactly come to know if you’re off the waitlist atleaast before the first week of may when all the accepted students have responded to Purdue. You should deposit somewhere else and then if you get off the waitlist, then you will have to forfeit your deposit at the other school and then submit the deposit at purdue.
I mean yes you will lose the deposit money at the other school but if purdue is your absolute favorite this is the best route that you can take @elysium305
@pallavijaniani Yeah I guess that’s what i’ll do…
Hey evrybody. If offered admissions, until when can we pay the deposit fees??
Also does paying deposit means thumbing the particular university for joining??
Also Is the acceptance offer deadline same as deposit deadline??
Basically, I don’t know the importance of the deposit thing!!!
Please help!!!
@AdrenalineRacer When you accept the admission you have to pay the deposit. However paying the deposit is not exactly commitment on your part to go to the university. As i said above you can forfeit the deposit in case you are not going there. But you lose the deposit money as it is non refundable. And the deadline for all universities in the us( at least of what i am aware) is May 1- otherwise they will take you on a space available basis
@AdrenalineRacer You have to pay by May 1. Basically, you confirm that you will be accepting after you pay (at least it works this way for most universities). If you cancel your admission before 1st May, you usually get the money back- again, I don’t know about all the universities.
Thank you @pallavijaniani @elysium305!!
I was in dark all the while…!
Please can anybody help me in my university selection?
I am confused whether I will go to Umich or Virginia Tech if accepted to all universities I applied to, i.e…Umich, V-Tech, UW Madison and Asu. Which one do u all think is better?
For now I only hunt for good education, good weather, innovation and EFFERVESCENCE.
Effervescence means liveliness. I mean the university must not be like an IIT coaching (As that of georgia tech)!!lol
@aridelhi I too am an Indian jat!!! lol 
@AdrenalineRacer I don’t know much about Virginia Tech but UMich is an amazing university. You must check however if they directly admit you into your desired major and if not how hard it is to. But overall Michigan is amazing and in one of the best college towns as well
What I would do if I were you-
- UMich
- UW Madison
- Virginia Tech
- ASU
Honestly, don’t think about this right now. Wait till you get all your acceptances. You’ll have plenty of time after boards. Why don’t you go through the student blogs at the respective universities? It will give you a rough idea about the place and then it’ll be easier to make a decision!
Amazing advises
Thank you @pallavijaniani and @elysium305!!
By d way, I have noticed very many positive points of Virginia tech at this forum!
But Umich doesn’t seem to be much talked about?
Why is it so?? 
@AdrenalineRacer I guess that’s because not many people have applied to it.
As for Virginia Tech, a lot of us have applied to it and have also gotten accepted, so…
Both universities are really good for engineering, but UMich is the better one overall. Virginia Tech does not really have much of a reputation outside of engineering- its a very good university, no doubt, but again, even if you compare the world rankings for engineering, it is far behind UMich.
Pick any of them, you can’t go wrong with either.
The answer to this is an unequivocal UMich
Thanks again…
Also plzz any advises about USC. Though I didn’t apply for it but my crazy little brother :">
Am I the only one who chose Purdue over Umich
@Indijat
You haven’t yet uploaded the image
And the reasons you are giving are mere excuses
JustSaying
@elysium305 Where have u been accepted so far???
Leave it bros now!!!
Accepted or not, indijat can’t change ur luck/decision in any way!!!
Congrats ShaunakK98. You have fab application stats. I have SAT 1 2310, SAT 2 with World History 770, USH 750 and Maths 790 and even UMich has deffered me. I am depressed.
@aridelhi Don’t be depressed, u never know what the application committee might suddenly dislike u for or what the application committee might suddenly crave u for!! This thread is a vignant evidence!