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labergel

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Penn Law Commitment to Matriculate Form

Post by labergel » Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:48 pm

I was recently admitted to Upenn off the waitlist, and given information about a deposit and a commitment to matriculate form. I was wondering if anyone here who has been accepted and/or is attending Penn could tell me if signing that statement means withdrawing from other waitlists.

I am currently still waitlisted to Harvard, and I don't want to blow that opportunity if I do not have to. Please let me know if this is not the case, and if I can remain on the waitlist.

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Re: Penn Law Commitment to Matriculate Form

Post by pterodactyls » Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:09 pm

Typically schools cannot force you to remove your name from other waitlists, according to LSAC guidelines. They can only force you to turn down other offers of admission.

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Re: Penn Law Commitment to Matriculate Form

Post by Auxilio » Fri Jun 10, 2016 12:19 am

I signed that form (not off waitlist) and then when I got off waitlist at H asked Penn for more money (but I was above medians etc.).

Short answer, they don't make you get off waitlists and I don't think they are allowed to per ABA guidelines as labergel said.

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