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Go Ahead and Accept at Backup School as you Wait for #1?

by gtg279v » Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:47 am
So I'm waiting for UT-Houston MBAP to provide a decision. I do not want to rush them.

What are the repercussions of accepting at my back up school if I later change my mind after being accepted to my #1 choice of school?

If this is generally viewed as unacceptable, how else should we deal with deadlines?
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by Bschool2013 » Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:16 am
gtg279v wrote:So I'm waiting for UT-Houston MBAP to provide a decision. I do not want to rush them.

What are the repercussions of accepting at my back up school if I later change my mind after being accepted to my #1 choice of school?

If this is generally viewed as unacceptable, how else should we deal with deadlines?
If you don't want to lose your seat at the back-up school, put down a deposit. If UT-Houston comes through, it's completely acceptable to back out of the commitment to the first school and simply forfeit the deposit paid. This happens all the time, and schools know it, which is why they keep a waitlist.

Good Luck!
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by MBAAdmissionsCoach » Thu May 02, 2013 7:32 am
I recommend that you contact the school where you have admission and ask if you can have an extension because you are waiting to hear from another school.

Then, contact UT-Houston to ask when you can expect to hear a decision. My experience with them is that they won't speed up the decision, but you can let them know that you have another admission offer with a deadline of X, and that they are your first choice.

Remember - this is all a business transaction. Take the actions that make the best sense for the business of YOU!

Good luck!

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