Please help we are on this journey next year. Do you just forfeit housing deposits for the places you don’t get into for MT? Or do you pay for housing after you get into a MT? Please advise! Thanks!
Housing deposit should be done AFTER MT acceptance. (In my opinion) You could still end up losing it if you put down housing at several schools- but for some people it is worth it to secure housing while deciding what school to attend.
If housing is HIGHY competitive or you want a specific dorm/roommate, you may want to put in a deposit early. Some schools will refund the deposit up to a certain date, or a percentage of the deposit up to another specified date. At many schools it’s fine to wait until the dust settles before making any deposit.
Yikes! Sounds like next year will be real expensive. So do you just put in deposits in the the schools you are really hope to get into?
You wouldn’t pay a deposit until after acceptance. You might find yourself in a position of making a deposit before you’re ENTIRELY sure, in which case you could lose some money. But that’s not the norm.
Thanks for all the information! I really appreciate it!