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93urei

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Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?

Post by 93urei » Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:42 pm

If I deposit at a school, and then decide to withdraw and reapply next year, does that damage my chances of gaining another acceptance there?

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Re: Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?

Post by apple22 » Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:50 pm

Why not just ask to defer a year?

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Re: Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?

Post by 93urei » Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:02 pm

apple22 wrote:
Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:50 pm
Why not just ask to defer a year?
I didn't get into my top choice, but I got into my backup. My motivation for re-applying next year would be an attempt to secure admission at my top choice, but I wouldn't want to sabotage my chances at my backups.

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Re: Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?

Post by Prudent_Jurist » Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:06 pm

93urei wrote:
Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:02 pm
apple22 wrote:
Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:50 pm
Why not just ask to defer a year?
I didn't get into my top choice, but I got into my backup. My motivation for re-applying next year would be an attempt to secure admission at my top choice, but I wouldn't want to sabotage my chances at my backups.
I'm assuming you've already deposited? If you haven't deposited, and you're confident you want to re-apply, then the question is moot, obviously. I don't think it will hurt your chances the next year to do this, but it's hard to say without working in admissions at the school you're talking about.

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Re: Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?

Post by cavalier1138 » Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:33 am

93urei wrote:
Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:02 pm
I didn't get into my top choice, but I got into my backup.
Remove the words "backup" and "safety school" from your law school admissions vocabulary. There are law schools that will provide you with a reasonable chance at the career you want for a price that will allow you to service your debt. Any school that doesn't fall in that category is not a "backup"; it is a school you should not be considering at all.

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