<p>I've got a situation in which Georgia Tech will only give me a decision a full month after the deposit due date of another college. Of course, come hell or high water, I will attend Tech if offered admission. Tech is a bit of a reach for me, but I still have a good chance of getting in based on my GPA, so I want to wait for their decision. My question:</p>
<p>Is it wise to send a deposit to the latter and not end up going? What will I lose by doing so? Would it have any impact on applying for Grad school in the future?</p>
<p>It sucks, but I’d make the deposit and see if you get in to GT. The other school will understand either way, it happens all the time (unfortunately).</p>
<p>While it’s frowned upon for fr admissions, some schools leave transfers no choice due to decision dates.</p>
<p>Agree that you will likely lose your deposit if you don’t attend, but it shouldn’t affect Grad school admissions as they are completely separate from UG.</p>
<p>Have you asked GT for an early read and the other school for an extension?</p>
<p>Thanks all for your replies. @entomom you can do that? I might ask them for an early read, but I don’t know how it’ll go. Thankfully I got accepted to Pitt where the deposit due date is a bit later.</p>