Udub's late notification?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, I'm an international student who will soon be applying for Fall 2014 intake (transfer) by the end of the year. I'm applying to five colleges, but my main concern lies with my top 2 priorities, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Washington. I still cannot decide which I prefer to attend, so I thought I'll just wait and see who accepts me, or if both do, make a decision later.</p>

<p>However, I realized that most colleges will give an answer around April or earlier, but Washington's notification period for international transfer is in June/July. Isn't that kind of late? I will be flying to the States in August so assuming I choose to go to Washington it's quite a rush. Udub is not on rolling decision right? </p>

<p>I was wondering if I should even bother applying to Washington because of this, but if I get rejected from Wisconsin, Washington will be my second choice. </p>

<p>Alternatively, is it possible to accept Wisconsin first, or any other colleges for the matter, and later on change to Washington (if I do decide that I prefer the latter)?</p>

<p>Help appreciated, thanks!</p>

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<p>This is frowned upon for fr admissions, that’s because schools all have the same commitment deadline. </p>

<p>However, this is not true with transfer admissions since schools notify and expect commitments on different dates. Transfer applicants often have to do one or more of the following: request an early decision, request a delayed acceptance deadline, or put down a deposit on one school while waiting to hear from others. </p>

<p>So it’s OK to put down a deposit at an earlier school, but be aware that you may lose it as they are often non-refundable.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the reply, entomom! I guess I will just have to put down a deposit just in case.</p>

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<p>The NACAC (national organization of college admissions people and counselors) recently passed a rule that asks colleges to remain flexible to transfer students when asking them for commitments when they haven’t heard from all of their colleges. The way I read it is that a student can ask for an extension of their reply date to allow them to hear from everyone. A college can refuse a student, but the spirit of the mandate was that colleges would be flexible on a case-by-case basis.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the update! This has always been a problem for transfers, it would be great to get some relief.</p>

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<p>@SJTH: I see. Glad to hear that I’m allowed to ask for an extension! Thanks for informing :)</p>