<p>is this not a good idea (not money-wise so please dont talk about that)</p>
<p>i mean is it not a good idea because they can somehow find out and take away your offer of admission or something</p>
<p>because the college i want to enroll in says that you must sign to the fact that it is the only college you are enrolling in and taht you will withdraw all other offers</p>
<p>but i thought you were allowed to make more than one deposit, and all that happened if you choose not to go there is you lose your money?</p>
<p>your allowed to accept places on a waiting list and send a deposit to a school and then reject the school you sent the deposit to if you got off the waiting list and want to go to the school that wait listed you</p>
<p>You just don't do it. Don't you have any sort of college counselor at your school? At my kids' school it is clearly stated on the list of things to do and not do.</p>
<p>It is generally understood that you can accept admission at only one school (barring a waitlist situation) and hence sending two or more deposits would be unethical. In your case, where it specifically requires you to affirm that you are accepting only one offer of admission, it could well be grounds for them to revoke the acceptance.</p>
<p>i sent in deposits at 2 schools last year (ended up not going to wither though) albeit they werent really top schools, just some average state universities...</p>
<p>you can't drop two deposits?? i really, seriously, most definately, thought you could. I was going to drop in UMD today and thought if PSU gave me more aid after talking to them I could possibly go there... Thanks for the heads up, i almost made a big mistake.</p>
<p>Anyone that knows about this stuff... Can we ask for more aid after enrolling or does the school feel that once you enroll they aren't going to change up the aid offer?? </p>
<p>A place on the waitlist does NOT mean in any way that you're going to attend if accepted. Therefore, it's nonbinding. You're not required to attend the place that waitlisted you if you get accepted off of it. That's why you can accept multiple waitlists.</p>
<p>If you put in a deposit, that makes the contract between you and your school binding, and therefore you are REQUIRED to attend. But if you pay two deposits, (first of all why would you do that?) you're entering a binding agreement with TWO places in which you're required to attend. But can you attend two colleges at the same time? Didn't think so.</p>
<p>Well the waitlist tells you to accpet another schools offer, so how exactly would you be able to accept the waitlist addmission if it actually came?</p>
<p>You drop out of the current school (they don't care; you held your end of the contract-pay the $$$$$, and nobody's going to stop you from dropping out), put down a deposit at the place that waitlisted/admitted you, then go there. But mind you, you won't get your deposit back at the current school though.</p>
<p>Some people get accepted off of the waitlist as late as september.</p>
<p>"Each year some seniors have a difficult time making up their minds about which college to enroll in after they have been accepted. In order to have more time to make a decision they send deposits to more than one college on or after May 1. This is called double depositing and is an unethical practice. Should the colleges involved determine that a student has double-deposited, admission may be jeopardized. It is an acceptable practice to deposit at one school and maintain your name on a wait list at another. However, indicating to two schools that you will be attending by sending deposits to both should not be considered." <a href="http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/Dept/Guidance/post_sec_guide/sec_sem.html%5B/url%5D">http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/Dept/Guidance/post_sec_guide/sec_sem.html</a></p>
<p>"One and only one deposit is to be made, and after May 1 the deposit is not refundable and is binding. Sending deposits to more than one college will jeopardize your sons admission at both (unless the student is accepted off another institutions waitlist). The College Counseling Office has a responsibility to inform colleges of situations in which a student has sent deposits to more than one institution. In addition, many colleges subscribe to services through which names of deposited students are sharedit would not be good to have your name on two lists! A final transcript will be mailed to one college per senior. A brief note should be sent to each college where your son was accepted but will not attend, to inform them of his plans to enroll elsewhere (it is not necessary to specify the college of choice)."<a href="http://www.gprep.org/college/April-2004.cfm">http://www.gprep.org/college/April-2004.cfm</a></p>
<p>"Each year some seniors have a difficult time making up their minds about which college to enroll in after they have been accepted. In order to have more time to make a decision they send deposits to more than one college by May 1st. Students should not be informing two colleges that will be attending by sending deposits to both. This is called "double depositing" and is considered by colleges to be an unethical practice. Should the colleges involved determine that a student has "double deposited," admission at both schools may be jeopardized. Some schools share information and check for double depositing. It is an acceptable practice for students to deposit at one college and maintain their their name on a wait list at another college. Students who are unable to meet the May 1st reply deadline should request an extension from the admissions office of that college." <a href="http://mail.colonial.net/%7Eafurey/guidancewebpage/doubledepositing.htm%5B/url%5D">http://mail.colonial.net/~afurey/guidancewebpage/doubledepositing.htm</a></p>
<p>Wow, I was not aware that this was considered unethical at all. I don't see how depositing at a school and then going somewhere else because you got off a waitlist is any different from depositing twice. In both situations, you are telling a school you will go and then you not going...what's the difference? Why is one OK and the other so bad?</p>
<p>When I talked to admissions dean at one school he told me that they usually take little more students because they know and expect that certain amount of students will drop out during the summer for vairous reasons. Nothing about double depositing was discussed but colleges do expect numbers to change however slightly between May1 and begining of the school year. This particular college was surprised last year because people did not drop out so they ended up with largest class ever to attend, thankfully they were prepared to deal with that situation.
I do not support double depositing though- it makes person hang in the loop- not here and not there, mentally not being able to commit to one school- does not sound as healthy idea to me.</p>
<p>i always thought the deposit was the punishment for not keeping your commitment. I don't see how it is unethical. You are losing money for your change of heart ofr indecisiveness</p>
<p>i accepted admission offers to two schools and paid deposits for both of them, mainly because neither of them reserved housing for freshman and i wanted to reserve my spot in on-campus housing. the two schools are state schools so its not like i accepted to Yale and Harvard. just two midwest state schools. anyways, i havent heard anything of it being illegal to put down a deposit at more than one school. i only accepted at school #1 and #2 until i had the chance to tour and visit the staff at school #2, then i withdrew my acceptance and deposit from #2.
and i know you said not to mention money, but when i put down my two deposits, i realized that i'll get that money back. the school i've decided to attend would have given me back 250 of the 275 i paid and the one i've withdrawn my acceptance to is giving me the full 275 back. but you have to make sure to withdraw before the deadlines or you might not get any back.</p>