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Originally Posted by BlueCarnation
It is a hassle to schools in that it throws off yield, screws up housing plans, class scheduling, etc., but students don't get in trouble for it. I think schools actually expect this and allow for it to a small extent, but it probably depends. Schools get to keep the deposits, after all, so they probably get a little money out of it.
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It may depend on the school... I've worked in the admissions office for a few years and while they do expect the "summer melt" (losing 30-80 incoming freshmen over the summer due to various reasons), if they found out that the student had deposited at another school, I think they would almost certainly rescind admission and keep the deposit. Putting a deposit on a school is like signing a legally binding contract to attend, so doing that at two schools is not a very good idea. The most comparable situation I can think of is when we advise a student on the waitlist to deposit at another school (and NOT depend on getting off the waitlist!). If it turns out we are able to accept him/her later in the summer, he/she just has to forfeit the other school's deposit and deposit with us. But there shouldn't be two deposits down at the same time at any point.
I apologize - this is so off-track from what this thread was originally about! I guess Recruitment at Alabama is over anyway, though.
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