How binding are seat deposits Forum

[kjb]

Is there anything wrong with securing a seat to buy yourself time? I still have quite a few applications that are pending review/in review. In the event that more preferable schools say no, I wanted to have something to fall back on. Considering these seat deposits are required between 4/1-4/14 I'm obviously concerned that I won't have heard back from many schools.

Not sure if this is frowned upon....or even possible. However if not it leaves me wondering what the best course of action would be.


thanks

[BelugaWhale]

Usually its not, though you might not get deposit back. Just read the form, I'm sure they'll say. Generally though, it's not binding

[Tiago Splitter]

I don't know of any school that requires you to withdraw pending applications when submitting your seat deposit. You shouldn't have to withdraw an app on which a decision hasn't been made or one where you have been waitlisted. Schools say they'll be mad if you deposit at more than one school, but I don't think this really matters until LSAC notifies schools of this on May 15th.

[ManOfTheMinute]

LSAC doesn't let law schools ever require a student to withdraw outstanding apps from other schools at any stage in the process. However, you could lose your $$

[JamMasterJ]

they can't ask you to withdraw from WLs or pending apps

[kjb]

Thanks for the responses.

In the grand scheme of things the deposit money is a minimal concern. I'd much rather "throw away a few hundred" than "throw a year away at a school I find less desirable".

[ManOfTheMinute]

Thanks for the responses.

In the grand scheme of things the deposit money is a minimal concern. I'd much rather "throw away a few hundred" than "throw a year away at a school I find less desirable".

Indeed. Based on a rough understanding of you case (if you get into no more schools, you want X but X requires deposit before you get responses from schools that you would take over X), you should deposit