<p>I thought I was definitely going to U of MD so I deposited the money and confirmed my enrollment…now I’m probably going to UW seattle instead…would I get fined by UMD if I end up going to UW?</p>
<p>No but you should contact them to withdraw your acceptance as soon as you really decide so they can open that slot to someone else.</p>
<p>I don’t think they will refund your deposit though - at least not entirely.</p>
<p>You cannot accept UW unless you withdraw from U of MD. You need need to talk to U of MD first, get them to accept your withdrawal and then accept U of W. That is the right way to do it. U of MD is within its rights to keep the deposit and return nothing or return a small part of the deposit.</p>
<p>It’s really not a big deal. All you have to do is send an email to U of MD admission’s dept. and tell them to withdraw your acceptance because after re-evaluating your situation, you have chosen to attend a different college. If the policy at U of MD is that the deposit is refundable if contacted in writing before May 1st, then be sure to include a request for the return of your deposit in your email to the admission’s office. On the other hand, if the deposit is non-refundable, you will not get it back. </p>
<p>The worst case scenario is that you don’t get your deposit back. </p>
<p>PS–Make sure you keep a couple of hardcopies of the email correspondences between you and U of MD regarding withdrawing your acceptance and the request for return of your deposit (make sure to only make the request if it is refundable).</p>
<p>You can accept at two, then withdraw from one (it is not improper to do so). Penalty depends on school: if you withdraw before May 1 many will give you some or all of your deposits back; if you withdraw after May 1, you often lose all deposits.</p>