Anonymous wrote:This is the statement your child signed when submitting the Common App:

I affirm that I will send an enrollment deposit (or equivalent) to only one institution; sending multiple deposits (or equivalent) may result in the withdrawal of my admission offers from all institutions. [Note: students may send an enrollment deposit (or equivalent) to a second institution where they have been admitted from the waitlist, provided that they inform the first institution that they will no longer be enrolling.]

So, you're going to tell your child, who is about to make their first consequential adult decision, that integrity means nothing? Hope that works out for you . . . and your kid.

A favorite saying in our law firm: When in doubt, READ THE AGREEMENT.

This is the statement your child signed when submitting the Common App:

I affirm that I will send an enrollment deposit (or equivalent) to only one institution; sending multiple deposits (or equivalent) may result in the withdrawal of my admission offers from all institutions. [Note: students may send an enrollment deposit (or equivalent) to a second institution where they have been admitted from the waitlist, provided that they inform the first institution that they will no longer be enrolling.]

So, you're going to tell your child, who is about to make their first consequential adult decision, that integrity means nothing? Hope that works out for you . . . and your kid.

Here was our scenario. Deposited at state school. Got off W/L #1 in April. Still waitlisted at first choice and knew we would hear within 5 days of having to respond to Waitlist #1. Knew they would defintely attend frst coice if accepted. Choice between state (lots of merit) and second choice waitlist (ivy) was tougher. Never got in to first choice. Attending other waitlilst. $400 deposit lost to state school (a donation!)

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Anonymous wrote:As described in another thread, that is considered unethical.

Please consider what you are teaching your child.

We don't need more selfish, unethical adults in the world.

It's only OK for colleges to be unethical (and immoral), take bribes, suck up to the rich, prefer one minority over another, etc. Students should not.

<Sarcasm>

Banks are unethical, ergo it’s okay to rob them.

How so? I'm only concerned about their dealings with me as a customer. Do tell.

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Anonymous wrote:Junior parent here. How much are colleges requiring as a deposit these days please?

UMD was 400 dollars

I just sent in $3500.

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Anonymous wrote:Screw the ethics, this is a concrete risk. Explain to your kid that if they don’t make a decision, and you place a double deposit, they could end up at community college because they get their acceptances rescinded. When the choice is between UVA and Stanford, and you choose both, you just chose NOVA.

I don't get it, why can't you choose one? It seems like if there is a real reason, like some kind of family illness the kid may or may not need to stay closer to home because of, you can tell the school and get an extension. Otherwise--if the kid is just indecisive--then just pick already.

Entitled people want to keep their options open for their snowflake children.

Are you bad mouth colleges and universities for their waitlist practice of keeping their options open?

Are you entirely incompetent?

Double depositing has nothing to do with a waitlist.

If you place only one deposit by May 1, and then later place a second deposit when you get off a waitlist, that is not double depositing. That is a normal and expected practice.

Anonymous wrote:Someone in my high school class did this. At a big three. I don’t know how she got away with it. I was waitlisted at one of her choices but she double deposited. She later turned it down. Guess what, I did not get in. They were probably pissed off at our school.

You’re taking this way too personally

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Anonymous wrote:Trying to understand why you would do this. Is there a legit reason (I cannot think of one - just indecisiveness), but I am willing to give the benefit of the doubt. Can you share with us your reason? I am not willing to judge without knowing more. BUT, if it is indecisiveness, I'm judging you as lacking a moral compass and not understanding right from wrong, and worse, teaching the same to your child.

I could see it with Covid uncertainty... which schools will be fully in person next fall? Which schools will require vaccination? A lot of unknowns

Unknowns which exist both for you and the other applicant you are screwing over by breaking the rules.

Anonymous wrote:Trying to understand why you would do this. Is there a legit reason (I cannot think of one - just indecisiveness), but I am willing to give the benefit of the doubt. Can you share with us your reason? I am not willing to judge without knowing more. BUT, if it is indecisiveness, I'm judging you as lacking a moral compass and not understanding right from wrong, and worse, teaching the same to your child.

I could see it with Covid uncertainty... which schools will be fully in person next fall? Which schools will require vaccination? A lot of unknowns

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Anonymous wrote:NP. College counselor we hired advised this is a something that can be done. Said, since you have been waitlisted at many places, you will anyway drop the offer if one of the waitlisted picked up. So, if you are in two minds still no harm in selecting depositing at two places until waitlist is cleared.

If this is true, this is a TERRIBLE and unethical college counselor. Colleges absolutely can and do rescind offers it they find out you have double deposited.

We are not planning to do it. It didn't sound right. This may be a case of a someone who is misinformed, and bad at the job.

Anonymous wrote:Junior parent here. How much are colleges requiring as a deposit these days please?

UMD was 400 dollars

Trying to understand why you would do this. Is there a legit reason (I cannot think of one - just indecisiveness), but I am willing to give the benefit of the doubt. Can you share with us your reason? I am not willing to judge without knowing more. BUT, if it is indecisiveness, I'm judging you as lacking a moral compass and not understanding right from wrong, and worse, teaching the same to your child.

Junior parent here. How much are colleges requiring as a deposit these days please?

Anonymous wrote:NP. College counselor we hired advised this is a something that can be done. Said, since you have been waitlisted at many places, you will anyway drop the offer if one of the waitlisted picked up. So, if you are in two minds still no harm in selecting depositing at two places until waitlist is cleared.

If this is true, this is a TERRIBLE and unethical college counselor. Colleges absolutely can and do rescind offers it they find out you have double deposited.

Someone in my high school class did this. At a big three. I don’t know how she got away with it. I was waitlisted at one of her choices but she double deposited. She later turned it down. Guess what, I did not get in. They were probably pissed off at our school.