I applied to 6 schools- all start next fall. One in january. I was accepted into the program that starts in January but I’ll be deployed and will have to defer a year. Admissions there knows this. They spoke with me about it before I applied. I was and still am unsure about how this will affect my other applications. I emailed their admissions committee as well as another school for guidance. I also asked the January school when the deposit was due. They responded December. Great I thought! More time to figure out if this is where I want to be and if it will void my other applications. **5:30pm 5 days after my interview I receive an email saying they misspoke- my $1,500 deposit is due on day five following my inteview** ♀️ I panic paid the deposit... because I realized it was day five and my understanding was as long as you don’t attend class you have not matriculated and you can pay to hold your spot. However, I was waiting on clarification to confirm that payment would not affect my other applications. Other forums I have read imply deferment means my other applications are void- as in if I don’t say no to the January school before January then I will no longer be in the running... Most of the other DPT programs I applied to won’t give admission decisions until January-April. Do you think it’s justifiable for me to ask for my deposit back- at least until I have a straight answer considering the lack of accurate information? I don’t know what to do. I panicked and paid the $1,500 for fear of not getting accepted anywhere under the understanding it’s good to have a back up- however the drastic shift from “you have two months” to “you have to pay right now” did NOT help me gain the vital information I needed (and attempted to get from the program) to make an informed choice.
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