College Deposit Pressure

momofthreeboys
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:07:17 +0000

John, I highly doubt that any college or university would rescind an acceptance from a kid that won’t commit until spring. I’m not sure I see where all the moral indignity is coming from. If you can’t commit early you don’t need to. Thousands of kids apply to a couple rollilng decision schools and/or EA schools and know in January just where they are headed in the fall and have no problem making the commitment. My S1 was in that situation. He was finished (all rolling and EA) and deposited by early February, had his dorm space, finaid, and classes registered by April. Easly peasy. From my perspective there is no harm no foul here. Just as it is a personal decision where to apply and whether to take advantage of ED/EA/SCEA and other options, it is a personal decision at what point in time a student makes a decision regarding the college choice. Granted you can’t simultaneously double commit, but to commit to a school in February and to pull that acceptance in April doesn’t seem ignoble. Think about kids that are waitlisted until August and switch when they get off the waitlist or kids that need to pull out because they can’t line up the finances during the summer. These things happen.