Length of time to accept or deny

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Just curious, what is the average time they give you to come to a decision? Some schools with rolling admissions will be allowing applications as early as Aug. 1, but the institutions with deadlines are not even looking at application until Jan/Feb! What happens if a deadline school is your first pick? I know it's always to the persons' advantage to apply early for rolling admissions, but what about in this case?

 

[Whistle Pig]

Are you asking the right question in light of what it is you really want to know?

Most bite the bullet ... and the checkbook ... and pay their deposit @ the alternate choice, rolling admit institution as they wait on their preferred. Painful as that is, it's the proverbial drop in the bucket.

 

[STHERE]

Ok, maybe not.. lol but what is the amount of time they give you to **** or get off the pot? Or average amount of time... anyone have experience?

 

[OTcandidate]

In my experience, the rolling admissions schools gave me 2-4 weeks from the date of the acceptance letter to send in a deposit or decline admission. Deposits were anywhere between $200 and $500 (again, that is just in my experience-- I only applied to 3 rolling admission schools).

 

[FutureOT2013]

USC gave me about a month, they wanted to know by early April for a June start. They called me ON the day my decision was due to confirm I wasn't going. SJSU was more informal, they didn't give me a deadline they just asked me to please inform them ASAP if I wasn't attending their program. I waited 2 weeks before I told them, but I'm sure I could have waited longer and I didn't even have to put a deposit down.

Just curious, what is the average time they give you to come to a decision? Some schools with rolling admissions will be allowing applications as early as Aug. 1, but the institutions with deadlines are not even looking at application until Jan/Feb! What happens if a deadline school is your first pick? I know it's always to the persons' advantage to apply early for rolling admissions, but what about in this case?