<p>I know some schools, like Providence College will pull kids off the wait list before May 1st. Does anyone know if BC has done this before I deposit somewhere else?</p>
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<p>EVERY year is different. Even if BC had accepted Wait Listees before May 1 last year (they did not), it would mean nothing for this year.</p>
<p>I understand that each year is different. My question was just really about their policy. I know some schools do not even look at the waitlist til after May 1st. While others will offer spots prior to the May 1st date. Just curious if it was a possibilty.</p>
<p>Again, you are missing the point. Every year is different, and every policy can be changed. If College A only had 10% of its deposits by Apr 23, and in normal year, has 50%, you can bet it WILL go to the WL early, regardless of “official policy.” OTOH, if official policy allows College B to go to the WL by Apr 25, but yet College B already has 95% of its deposits, it ain’t gonna happen.</p>
<p>Dear dance1992 : As bluebayou has said, there are no rules based on the calendar that allow you as the college consumer to play the waiting game. If you put down your deposit at College A and get pulled from the waitlist at College B, you will indeed lose your deposit at College A for switching. That said, typically that $500 loss is small potatoes if your deciding for College B puts you into a far better academic position. </p>
<p>We are hearing of a growing trend (believe it or not) where students are double depositing to secure spots in two colleges to defer decisions until later in June. Expect that colleges and universities will increase the acceptance fees in the near future if this trend grows more substantially. Not quite aligned with your wait list discussion, but this is one explanation for what does open up class spots later than one might otherwise expect.</p>
<p>Thanks scottj. Interesting to hear about people double depositing. The school I am committing to has a $700 deposit but will be worth losing if I could go to BC. I was really just curious if anyone had experience being pulled up at BC earlier.</p>