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Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:42 pm
by 93urei
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?
Re: Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:50 pm
by apple22
Why not just ask to defer a year?
Re: Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:02 pm
by 93urei
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.
Re: Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:06 pm
by Prudent_Jurist
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.
Re: Does depositing and then withdrawing hurt your chances of a future acceptance?
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:33 am
by cavalier1138
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.