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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a guess, but I imagine [b]admission offices might have some hard number of deferments they are not willing to go over[/b].  First come, first served sort of approach.  Those 2020 who want to defer should get that done ASAP.

Hopefully we'll know more next week perhaps, for schools with May 1 deadlines.[/quote]

I was speaking with a relative about this. She is a VP for a very well-known and respected university with a >10% acceptance rate.  The colleges and universities will only allow a limited number of deferrals.  It is a decision they make for financial reasons.  Like all businesses, they need the revenue for this upcoming year, not the year after.  They aren't going to hold a vast number of student slots open for 1.5 years from now.  That would be like Amazon saying, 'Sure, it's fine.  We'll hold your TP for you and deliver it in 1.5 years when you're ready to pay.'  Nope, not gonna happen.[/quote]

My DD is in at 3 schools with >10% admit and has talked to them each about deferring.  None of them have a problem with it and all have said they have greatly expanded this option for admitted students knowing the uncertainty of the times.  She has accepted 1 deferment already and may do another in a few weeks.[/quote]
How is it possible to accept more than one deferment?  Most colleges require an enrollment deposit before deferring, which can only be done at one school.  (Some colleges require additional deposits during the coming year, 1-5k)[/quote]

PP here -- both schools have a less than $500 deposit to enroll.  [/quote]

Are you really that much of a selfish person that you would take multiple spots in future classes for your child to give them a year to decide? And all while knowing it could screw other students like her in next year’s senior class? [/quote]

She has not only spoken to her HS college counselor but also both schools.  Their decision not yours.  You can chill out.[/quote]

So she told her high school counselor that she's going to double deposit and hold both schools for a year and they said sure?  AND she told both colleges that while she's accepting and deferring she is ALSO doing that for another school as well and may not choose them in the end?  And everyone is totally ok with this?  This is shocking to me.  I could see if she asked her HS counselor about deferring and they said why not and she asked each college if she could defer and they agreed but I find it incredibly difficult to believe that they are all fine with her holding multiple spots for over a year.  [/quote]

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