<p>Haverford doesn’t ask for an enrollment deposit, because once the student has signed on to the honor code, they trust that student to show up. How consistent is that?</p>
<p>my son’s school did not require deposit either.</p>
<p>That <em>is</em> cool Bethie! 
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<p>My son’s school did have an enrollment deposit, but they immediately waived it for him (though we hadn’t asked) as a gesture to let him know how much they wanted to have him enroll! We were really pleasantly surprised!</p>
<p>Very cool: what a great way to signal immediately that the honor code really matters!</p>
<p>O.K. I thought it was funny. Maybe no one else will . 
But as D had no direct costs to attend her school of choice I called them when they had sent the enrollment package (she had already accepted the scholarship and committed to attend) requesting a deposit. I said “Deposit against what?” Hmmmmmmmm. They were speechless. They said no one had ever asked them that before. LOL.</p>
<p>I thought it was funny. </p>
<p>Actually, in our case I had even called and asked if they had forgotten to insert the deposit slip in the packet.</p>
<p>MIT doesn’t ask for an enrollment deposit either. Caltech on the hand has an enrollment “fee” - its not a deposit, just extra money. I’d really thought it would be credited towards tuition or something but no, its just an extra fee. Grr. (ah well, kids happy and I don’t have to pay it for sophmore year).</p>
<p>Cur, but did they make you pay that “deposit?”</p>
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<p>Nope. But it made it’s way up the ladder a rung or two before somebody could say “Nevermind”. Maybe they just wanted me off the phone. ;)</p>
<p>I remember this from 31 years ago, when one of my best friends decided to attend Haverford. He said that instead of asking for a $100 deposit, Haverford asked students to give their word. And I recall thinking at the time that it would be much more difficult to part with $100 than to go back on my word. I know some other schools don’t ask for a deposit, but the reply forms I’ve seen from them don’t emphasize that they are asking you to give your word, or at least not explicitly.</p>
<p>Yeah, they made it really clear that, because you are signing on to the honor code by accepting a place in the class, they don’t need any other assurance that you’ll be there.</p>