<p>sybbie719, precisely the reason I am exploring all financial options at the moment, including something for this deposit fee thing. I haven’t accepted/denied any offers yet because I am still trying to work out the economics of everything first, but I don’t mind which school I go to as long as I am confident they can offer everything I need to succeed for grad school. I spoke with a financial advisor at another school because they were not offering enough money for me to attend, and that same week after I explained my position, they suddenly awarded me more money out of nowhere. So I can either hope that other schools will do the same, or some of the many scholarship programs I’ve applied to will accept me.</p>