NEED ADVICE please! Late First round acceptances vs. my second round application.

[ans245]

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so here’s the deal: last year I applied to out of state schools, I had my heart set on moving out of state and building a life somewhere new! Well I ended up on a bunch of waitlists and basically gave up. In late April I found out I got pulled off of the waitlist for one of the schools and would have to move 8 hours in a couple months to be ready for the August start date. I ended up turning it down as I decided that I would apply to cheaper in state schools my second round and save roughly 30-40K. I also felt overwhelmed with the big move and only a couple months to prepare, but finances were my main reason. Well I got the chance again by getting pulled off another waitlist for a school that starts in January that is 9 hours away. I’m in the same boat left with the same hard decision and I already applied to 6 schools this second time around.
Do I accept the school that’s roughly 100K and have to move last minute, but I would be in PT school
or do I risk not getting in my second round for the chance at a lot cheaper of a school?
I think my chances are decent but you never know. GPA: 3.54 GRE: Q 154 V 155 AW 5.0

any advice helps!!! Struggling between risking not getting into a cheaper school this round or going last minute on a huge move for a 100k school!

 

[ya1]

Depends on how competitive the cheaper schools are. If the cheaper school students' stats are similar/lower than the stats of the schools where you got accepted, you have a chance. If their stats are higher, then it would be too risky since you were wait-listed with your current stats.
When do the cheaper schools make decisions? Maybe you can accept the offer from the school that starts in Jan and if you get accepted to a cheaper one by Jan, you can just drop out from the Jan school. I believe you do not lose any tuition money if you drop out within 2 weeks of the semester or so. Check with the school to make sure.
Also make sure you have calculated and compared the cost of living and move for cheaper and more expensive schools.