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boosk wrote:I've been waitlisted at H and S and offered a deferral at NYU. I have to deposit at NYU by Friday, and in order to keep the deferral, I need to withdraw all other apps. I would definitely attend H or S this fall, but the two-year deferral at NYU is a pretty sweet deal.

I'm really struggling to make a decision on this one. What should I do? I have to make up my mind tomorrow basically.

Thanks in advance...

fingerscrossedxx wrote:Hmm, this is s tough one. Not sure if I have any advice for you. Do you have any other options? As in if you turn down NYU and dont get into either H or S will you not be going to law school this fall?

Twit wrote:Are you sure that you have to pull from the waitlists? I don't know about deferrals, but most deposit agreements require you to withdraw from all school from which you've received a decision--waitlists don't count. That is, normally you can deposit at one school and then remain on the waitlists at other schools.

JamMasterJ wrote:LSAC policy states that you are allowed to remain on waitlists when you commit to a school. Regardless of what NYU says, you are allowed to do this. I'd deposit at NYU and stay on whichever WLs you'd consider over NYU. The only bad thing that can result is that you'd get stuck paying two seat deposits

Edit: If you'd rather take NYU next year than CC this year, please withdraw soon for those of us on their WLs

I have declined all offers of admission and have withdrawn applications to other law schools... I understand that misrepresentation may be the basis for cancellation of my deferral status.

Nelson wrote:What are your numbers? Do you have a reasonable chance of getting pulled off the Harvard waitlist?

boosk wrote:

Twit wrote:Are you sure that you have to pull from the waitlists? I don't know about deferrals, but most deposit agreements require you to withdraw from all school from which you've received a decision--waitlists don't count. That is, normally you can deposit at one school and then remain on the waitlists at other schools.

JamMasterJ wrote:LSAC policy states that you are allowed to remain on waitlists when you commit to a school. Regardless of what NYU says, you are allowed to do this. I'd deposit at NYU and stay on whichever WLs you'd consider over NYU. The only bad thing that can result is that you'd get stuck paying two seat deposits

Edit: If you'd rather take NYU next year than CC this year, please withdraw soon for those of us on their WLs

Here is the wording from the deferral contract:

I have declined all offers of admission and have withdrawn applications to other law schools... I understand that misrepresentation may be the basis for cancellation of my deferral status.

I think this means that they can cancel my deferment if I stay on waitlists...

JamMasterJ wrote: I'm having trouble finding the lsac article on this, but the gist is that waitlists do not count as pending application for this purpose. It's a rule that schools try to skirt around, but they really can't make you withdraw. They can only make you withdraw from schools you've been admitted to

Nelson wrote:

JamMasterJ wrote: I'm having trouble finding the lsac article on this, but the gist is that waitlists do not count as pending application for this purpose. It's a rule that schools try to skirt around, but they really can't make you withdraw. They can only make you withdraw from schools you've been admitted to

Deferral contracts are different since they're like early decision and will be reported to LSAC. He'll have to withdraw his pending apps.

After April 1, except under binding early decision plans, every
accepted applicant should be free to accept a new offer from
a law school even though a scholarship has been accepted,
a deposit has been paid, or a committment has been made
to another school. To provide applicants with an uncoerced
choice among various law schools, no excessive
nonrefundable deposit should be required solely to maintain
a place in the class. Beginning on May 15 of each year, law
schools that participate in the Commitment Overlap Service
will be provided with information concerning all enrollment
commitments to any law school made by those applicants
who have indicated an intention to enroll in that school’s
entering class. A law school should clearly communicate its
policies on multiple enrollment commitments upon admission

Mad Hatter wrote:Will you be doing something meaningful/profitable during the two years?

Nelson wrote:

JamMasterJ wrote: I'm having trouble finding the lsac article on this, but the gist is that waitlists do not count as pending application for this purpose. It's a rule that schools try to skirt around, but they really can't make you withdraw. They can only make you withdraw from schools you've been admitted to

Deferral contracts are different since they're like early decision and will be reported to LSAC. He'll have to withdraw his pending apps.

JamMasterJ wrote:OP, I'd call LSAC to get there take.

boosk wrote:

JamMasterJ wrote:OP, I'd call LSAC to get there take.

Good call, thanks.

boosk wrote:

Mad Hatter wrote:Will you be doing something meaningful/profitable during the two years?

Government relations for a big company...

Nelson wrote:What are your numbers? Do you have a reasonable chance of getting pulled off the Harvard waitlist?

EDIT: Checked your profile, you should take the NYU deferral. Your chances of getting pulled off of one of those waitlists even as a URM are slim.

The Brainalist wrote:Deferring 2 years is too long in terms of opportunity costs.

dixiecupdrinking wrote:It sounds like you want the deferral, right?