<p>I have two colleges to choose from. Is it possible for me to send deposit to both to buy time. I am in a special situation that, I am unable to attain financial aid until I receive my permenant resident status, which is imminent (I don’t know when, our attorney says in 2-10 months). One college is cheap while the other is private, the private college said that they won’t give me aid until I show them my permanant residency status.</p>
<p>So in a nutshell, Can I send deposit to two colleges and then withdraw from one just before the term starts? Any help will do!</p>
<p>If you send a deposit to both, you risk losing both admissions. You can search CC’s archives to find posts about this.</p>
<p>If the private college doesn’t guarantee to meet 100% of financial need, it’s possible that by the time your permanent residency status happens, the college will be out of financial aid.</p>
<p>What you could do is ask both colleges for an extension. Perhaps they’ll grant you one since your circumstances are unusual and your reason seems understandable.</p>
<p>So, after I send deposit to both, I will also have to start to pay tution?
I don’t mind losing the deposit if that is what paying mean? Since our PR process has taken 4yrs and we are not sure why, and our attorney said “2-10 months” but that was what she has been saying for the past 1 year. And with that in mind, thats why I applied to the private school. Thats why I am desperate, because one is local state school and the other is a hard earned prestigious private school, and I don’t want to lose my seat there when after may 1st deadline my PR status appears, and if it doesn’t come I don’t want to pay full tution to the private school while waiting for my PR status.</p>
<p>Normally you have to have your tuition paid several weeks to a month before classes begin; depends on the school.
I agree with Northstarmom about the possibility of the school being out of aid by the time this resolves. What are the schools?</p>
<p>Send in your deposit to the state school that you can afford. If your lawyer can’t tell you that you will have your residency status before school starts, you are highly unlikely to get any financial aid at all from the private school. (Remember also that very few schools promise to meet 100% of need for internationals in any event.) You can apply to transfer to the private college when your residency comes in.</p>
<p>^^^ How will that work? Do you tell the state school LATER that you are not coming and send in a new deposit to the private school (assuming the fin aid comes through)? Isn’t it technically the same as sending TWO deposits simultaneously and LAETR telling the state school that you are not coming? Once you send the deposit aren’t you bound to go that place? Can anybody please direct me to the “official” rules on this? Thanks.</p>
<p>Yes, you can tell the state school later that you’re not coming and send a new deposit to the private school. This is similar to the situation of getting in off the waitlist. The difference is that you are being up front with everyone and are not promising to attend two colleges at the same time.</p>