Raise your hand if you gave deposits to multiple schools.

[Anonymous]

I guess this is a thing? Really hadn’t known this was so common!

[Anonymous]

It’s not a thing and I don’t know anyone who has ever done this. In my opinion this is really unethical.

However you justify it to yourself, you’re holding a space at a school that should go to another student. Your kid can only go to one school and you’ve had a long time to do your research—ridiculous that you don’t just make a decision and instead selfishly hold two spaces.

[Anonymous]

I agree, super unethical and wrong. But just hadn’t even occurred to me it was possible or contemplated by folks.

[Anonymous]

We got our 2 DC into one school which was fantastic. One of them got into another equally good school. The older one was waitlisted there.

We took the decision to put down a deposit with them both together, declined the other’s admission and waitlist, and withdrew them both from the waitlist at the one school where both were waitlisted.

It felt only appropriate to be definitive for the institutions and other families who are sorting out their entry lists.

[Anonymous]

We also put down two deposits with absolutely no regrets. It gives us time to make our final decision. Simply put we need a little more time to decide. Tthe whole system is unfair in many respects. We are fine with our decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We also put down two deposits with absolutely no regrets. It gives us time to make our final decision. Simply put we need a little more time to decide. Tthe whole system is unfair in many respects. We are fine with our decision.

Have you made your decision yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also put down two deposits with absolutely no regrets. It gives us time to make our final decision. Simply put we need a little more time to decide. Tthe whole system is unfair in many respects. We are fine with our decision.

Have you made your decision yet?

No many Schools back from spring break and now Easter. We will prob not come on here to tell you personally. Why do you care? This post was about the fact that this is done… Not whether you care or approve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also put down two deposits with absolutely no regrets. It gives us time to make our final decision. Simply put we need a little more time to decide. Tthe whole system is unfair in many respects. We are fine with our decision.

Have you made your decision yet?

No many Schools back from spring break and now Easter. We will prob not come on here to tell you personally. Why do you care? This post was about the fact that this is done… Not whether you care or approve.

But you could not stop yourself from responding, could you? Why do you care that the PP asked? Maybe they are on a WL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also put down two deposits with absolutely no regrets. It gives us time to make our final decision. Simply put we need a little more time to decide. Tthe whole system is unfair in many respects. We are fine with our decision.

Have you made your decision yet?

No many Schools back from spring break and now Easter. We will prob not come on here to tell you personally. Why do you care? This post was about the fact that this is done… Not whether you care or approve.

I don’t disapprove and the fact that you read disapproval into an extremely straightforward question suggests you are maybe a little uptight and/or defensive. I was curious if you’d made a decision yet or if you were still considering. No ulterior motive. Good luck with your decision, it can be tough to make a call between good choices.

[Anonymous]

Are people waiting for shadow days before making decisions? How close to the June 1 deadline will families make decisions?

[Anonymous]

I think this goes against most of the contracts used by these schools fyi
They can renege if they find out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are people waiting for shadow days before making decisions? How close to the June 1 deadline will families make decisions?

Shadow days!

[Anonymous]

I thought shadow days happen before…

[Anonymous]

I'm absolutely against putting down 2 deposits just because you want more time to decide; however, if some schools aren't allowing students to do a shadow day until after deposits are due the school seems to be partly to blame.

Which schools don't allow shadow days until the deposit is paid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm absolutely against putting down 2 deposits just because you want more time to decide; however, if some schools aren't allowing students to do a shadow day until after deposits are due the school seems to be partly to blame.

Which schools don't allow shadow days until the deposit is paid?

Our shadow days happened before the deposit was due. It helped clarify for our younger one (who had two accepts) that they were very excited about the school the older one had an admit at (only one). We were really relieved because we really didn't want to split them between schools.