Wait listed for Eastman (VP) - any advice?

BassDad
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:06:57 +0000

metmom,

Welcome to CC. Does your daughter have any other acceptances? If so, you may want to think seriously about which of those schools to attend should Eastman not come through. Hopefully you will know one way or another by May 1 when decisions are due, but waitlist acceptances can extend months later than that.

Some schools allow you to make the housing deposit separately from the commitment to attend. If she has an admission at a school with that policy, it may be worth while sending in the housing deposit there, particularly if housing is tight in that area. Many will refund the deposit if you cancel by a certain date.

Another possibility is to start thinking about a gap year and how it might be spent preparing for next year’s auditions.