How long do you have before you have to accept?

[SweetMtl]

I got accepted at one school, but waitlisted at another that I would much prefer to go to. How does all this work? How long do I have before I have to accept from the first school, and then what happens if I do accept but then get into the other school? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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[armybound]

I thought you had to send a reply within 2 weeks? I'm not sure, I've never been accepted

As far as I know you can accept at one school but still withdraw at a later date if you get moved off the waitlist at the other school.

 

[alwaysaangel]

At this point (after May 15th) its all school dependant. So call the school that accepted you and see when you need your contract/deposit in by.

Send that in. THEN if you get off the waitlist at the other school you will again, have a very short amount of time (depends on what the school wants - probably like a week) to accept the offer and withdraw from the first school.

 

[IUHoosier21]

This happened to me. I was accepted to MCW in January, waitlisted at IU. Last week I received an e-mail from MCW saying that I had been accepted at two institutions. I called IU and asked them if this was correct because I had not received anything in the mail or a phone call. IU told me that MCW was not to release this information but that I had been accepted and placed at one of the satellite campuses at IU. To make a long story short, MCW gave me the deadline of today at noon (so 1 week). I STILL have not formally received anything from IU. They said letters were sent out last Friday. With the holiday weekend and the race, mail can get behind a day or so in Indianapolis. So hopefully I will have my packet from IU today. At any rate, I e-mailed the director of admissions at MCW and they granted me a small extension through the end of the week. In conclusion, it seems like there is no set policy on either end.