Multiple waitlists

Applying to College
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<p>How does it work if you're on multiple waitlists? Let's say there are 3 colleges, CMU, UNC, and Vandy.</p>

<p>CMU is the school I'm enrolled at right now but I'll possibly choose other schools given the chance because CMU didn't give me any aid and is very expensive. </p>

<p>Vandy's my 2nd choice and I got waitlisted. If I were accepted to all 3 I would possibly choose Vandy over CMU but not UNC</p>

<p>UNC's my 1st choice and I got waitlisted. If I were accepted to all 3 I would choose UNC over Vandy and CMU</p>

<p>Let's say I am somehow accepted to Vandy in early May. I accept the offer and cancel my enrollment at CMU. However, a month later, I am accepted at UNC. Would I be allowed to cancel my enrollment at Vandy and enroll at UNC? I know this is really far-fetched because chances are, I won't get into either Vandy or UNC. However, in the case that I get into both, I'm wondering if I'll be able to choose one over the other after enrolling. </p>

<p>Thanks and sorry if this didn't make sense =D</p>

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<p>I am in a similar situation and would be curious to see what people have to say. I think that you would be able to cancel the offer from Vandy if UNC came through. That would explain why wait list offers come in through June, I assume.</p>

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<p>You can always put down a deposit to enroll and then decide not to attend. However, you are likely to lose your deposit. This is just the nature of WLs.</p>

<p>What is frowned upon is putting down multiple deposits, thus taking up more seats than you will use while others are waiting. But if you are accepted off of a WL and decline your earlier enrollment immediately, that’s not a problem. And it doesn’t matter if it’s your first or second WL acceptance as long as you always de-commit as soon as you put your deposit down on a different school.</p>