<p>Read this:</p>
<p>‘‘It is unlikely that any students on the wait list will be offered admission until after May 4. In most years, the wait list is closed by the end of June.’’</p>
<p>What are they trying to say? That I shall either forfeit my downpayment at other schs, or that i shall simply play with my luck?..</p>
<p>confused…</p>
<p>Schools recommend that you commit to another school if you are on the waitlist and pay the deposit. This is so you have somewhere to go next year. If you accept an offer you get while on the waiting list, you forfeit your deposit to the other school. Its not a big deal though because a couple hundred dollars is small compared to 50k per year to go to school.</p>