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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SO? I am assuming these kids finally made decisions?[/quote]

My kid made their decision and has been in tears the last week, regretting their decision. Unfortunately, they declined all the other offers, and now they don't have a choice unless they want to wait until the spring. We were a little surprised at the school our child chose. Although it is a school that would be considered "better" by the stats, we thought the other one was a better fit. I wish we had double deposited. If we have this same issue with our next two children, we will double deposit. I realize some of you will tell me this is wrong (you already did), but I really regret not doing it.[/quote]

Poor thing :(  We accidently double deposited and I'm thinkful for it.  DC selected school A (not first choice, waitlisted at first choice), we paid the depoist, then he got off the waitlist at school B, after decision day.  We had a REALLY fast turnaround at school B (4 days) so paid the deposit. But he'd already started the process at school A and had started to have an affinity for it so it took him a few days to get reaclimated and feel good about making the final choice. I didn't tell school A until I KNEW he felt good about school B (still pretty quick, though, so they could offer the spot to one of their waitlist kids if possible).  We did lose the first depoist, but we were going to anyway and it gave him a little breather at a time when everything else is chaotic.  In the grand view of paying for college, $400 is nothing for a little piece of mind.  [/quote]

That's not double-deposit, which is prohibited and shady and unethical.  Sounds like your kid committed and then came off a waitlist and so de-committed and committed to that school.  Nothing wrong with that.[/quote]

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