What should one do after having received offers from some dental schools but not from the first choice?

[yorta]

The first round of offers have just been sent. What if someone has received a couple of offers but not from his first choice school? Should he accept the best offer there currently is and pay the deposit right away? What if after 1/15/2023, he receives the offer from his first-choice dental school in the second or third round of offer sending out? Can he rescind the acceptance from the previous school and accept the offer from the first-choice school? Besides losing the deposit, is this ethical? Will this be in violation of any rules?

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[Mr.Smile12]

The first round of offers have just been sent. What if someone has received a couple of offers but not from his first choice school? Should he accept the best offer there currently is and pay the deposit right away? What if after 1/15/2023, he receives the offer from his first-choice dental school in the second or third round of offer sending out? Can he rescind the acceptance from the previous school and accept the offer from the first-choice school? Besides losing the deposit, is this ethical? Will this be in violation of any rules?

One should not be forced to pay the enrollment deposit until after the 30 day deadline. Early is fine, but you can wait to the deadline here.

To answer the questions, yes and it happens. It is fair game, but one will be asked to ensure that he/ she holds only one seat by mid March or April.

 

[macsak]

One should not be forced to pay the enrollment deposit until after the 30 day deadline. Early is fine, but you can wait to the deadline here.

To answer the questions, yes and it happens. It is fair game, but one will be asked to ensure that he/ she holds only one seat by mid March or April.

^this

 

[yorta]

One should not be forced to pay the enrollment deposit until after the 30 day deadline. Early is fine, but you can wait to the deadline here.

To answer the questions, yes and it happens. It is fair game, but one will be asked to ensure that he/ she holds only one seat by mid March or April.

Thanks for the reply. I don't understand why anyone would hold more than one seat at the same time. I would always keep only one that is the best choice so far at that point. If a new offer is better than it, what is the point of still holding the old one? If the new one is worse, what's the point of accepting the new one?

 

[Ryxndek]

Some find they need more time than 15-30 days to decide. It happens. It’s a big time and financial decision to make! Better to deposit both and make sure you’re going to the right place than feel like you don’t have enough time. It’s a drop in the bucket compared to actual tuition when submitting deposit.

 

[macsak]

Some find they need more time than 15-30 days to decide. It happens. It’s a big time and financial decision to make! Better to deposit both and make sure you’re going to the right place than feel like you don’t have enough time. It’s a drop in the bucket compared to actual tuition when submitting deposit.

i call it "monopoly money"
after one or two semesters, the amount of money you are spending become not real...

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Agrees with above. Usually this conundrum comes later in time when response periods are shorter, but it usually revolves around the big two of three main factors of making a decision: cost and proximity to family. (The third is curriculum of the school.) Some are holding out for the financial aid package or a potential scholarship. Others are worried about being far from family or something surprising pops up while making the decision.

 

[axiumgod]

I paid two deposits because my final decision hinged on scholarships