<p>I still havent decided which school to attend and i am pretty sure i wont know by may 1st because of a lot of factors. So what happens if I miss the deadline</p>
<p>Or, can i send enrollment deposit even though I am not sure.</p>
<p>Not a good idea. Talk it over with your parents. What factors are keeping you from deciding? Here's some advice that may help.</p>
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<ol> <li><p>Looking over the results, note your reactions. Do you find yourself annoyed that Princeton got only 78 points and Harvard got 88? That tells you something. Do you find yourself tempted to go back over Carletons results and add a bit here and there? That tells you something.</p></li> <li><p>Look over the results again. Do you know that the answers the rankings give you just wont work? Because your mother would never be happy if you dont go to Duke? Because your dad will be furious if you go to Reed? Because the cost is just plain prohibitive for the winner? Then, go back and add whatever criteria these issues raise: Moms favorite, Dads view. Or, add more weight to the cost criterion.</p></li> <li><p>Study the final results. Perhaps you now have your answer, and you are done.</p></li> <li><p>To me this is the most important step. If you do not have your answer, put the tables and analyses away. Now, imagine that the decision has been taken completely out of your hands: a Big Boss has swooped in and told you that your acceptances to Earlham, JHU and UNC have been revoked. You have to go to Amherst. How do you feel? Relieved? Thrilled? Incensed? Ready to fight for that JHU acceptance? </p></li> </ol>
<p>Test out this scenario for each college youre still considering. Believing that the decision has been taken out of your hands, and monitoring your reactions should give you your answer. If it doesnt narrow it down to one school (I think it will), it should at least eliminate some and you can redo the process for the remaining.
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<p>Send a deposit to some school or your place will be gone.</p>
<p>Send a deposit in one place, or multiple places if you have to. Do not wait.</p>
<p>Some schools will accept a late payment, but not all will. If a college gets too many matriculants that year, and they've freaking about dorm space and chemistry lab sections.... well, one of its safety valves, should it choose to use it, is to say "NO" to anyone whose deposit wasn't postmarked by May 1. You could find out you can't get a place after all.</p>
<p>Don't send a deposit to more than one school! They say it is dangerous if they find out (Although I don't know how "they" could ever find out), and, besides, you'll ruin someone else's chances (someone on the waitlist)....and maybe that someone is more keen on attending the University than you are!</p>
<p>MAKE UP YOUR MIND! It is not that hard.</p>
<p>jmmom's strategy is perfect. Use that.</p>