<p>You can buy a phone card with 25 British pounds on it ($41) and call the U.S. from one of those cute British pay phones. (I hope they still exist!)</p>
<p>@limabeans, I don’t want to double deposit to begin with. I KNOW where I want to go. So I will ignore the rather rude and condescending remarks that came after your initial statement. My parents want to weigh the options, and considering the circumstances we are in (missing all of the college visits we had scheduled and all meetings we had because we have been out of the country for a bereavement since April 5th), I understand why they wanted to double deposit. But after I explained what double depositing actually entails (my parents did not go to school in the United States. They both went to uni in the UK), they immediately were against it. </p>
<p>@MidwestMom2Kids_ –> They still have them! No worries! :)</p>
<p>Sometimes people flash on one word and respond quickly and emotionally in a way that’s inappropriate and hurtful – it’s happened to me. It sounds like OP has things under control. Good luck!</p>