<p>I am unclear what you mean, frozenchosenak. My D was on the Priority Waitlist in the past for CMU. Nothing was paid to stay on the Priority Waitlist. I still have the correspondence. You use the words “taken off the wait list to be considered”…do you mean offered a spot in the class? IF offered a spot in the class, a deposit would be required, yes. To hold a spot on the wait list itself requires no money.</p>
<p>PS, I just looked at the letter my D got and it says IF you are ADMITTED to CMU from the wait list, then a deposit will be due immediately. There was no deposit to stay in the wait list while waiting to see if admitted. Every college I know, in order to hold a spot IF admitted, you do give a deposit. I have never heard of a deposit while in the wait list itself anywhere.</p>