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rshakle wrote:I'm in at WUSTL - which is great.

The $800 deposit by 7/15, but I need to pay today in order to be eligible for early OCI. However, I haven't heard back from a couple other schools that I am considering yet. If I submit the deposit today will that negatively impact being accepted to other schools. WUSTL's online deposit website phrases it like this:

Check here if you accept your offer and will be attending. (And pay the 800)

OR

Check here if you wish to turn down your offer of admission.

Will accepting preclude me from backing out/accepting another school's offer later? ( I understand that the $ will be lost.)

Thanks! A quick response would be great as I am doing this right now.

rshakle wrote:Will accepting preclude me from backing out/accepting another school's offer later? ( I understand that the $ will be lost.)

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.