Hello all,

I'm a foreign applicant who is planning to do a Masters in the US this year. So far, I've been waitlisted by Chicago and accepted by Cornell and UPenn. My deadlines for acceptance for both schools is April 1.

My first choice was Columbia and I also applied to NYU, neither of whom have replied as yet.

I really do not want to pay the non-refundable fee for either Cornell or UPenn (or both) and then get into Columbia and have to switch.

I did not apply for an expedited review as I thought that they would get back to me by April 1st. Given the deadlines, what should do I do?

Anticipatory thanks.

Hello all,

I'm a foreign applicant who is planning to do a Masters in the US this year. So far, I've been waitlisted by Chicago and accepted by Cornell and UPenn. My deadlines for acceptance for both schools is April 1.

My first choice was Columbia and I also applied to NYU, neither of whom have replied as yet.

I really do not want to pay the non-refundable fee for either Cornell or UPenn (or both) and then get into Columbia and have to switch.

I did not apply for an expedited review as I thought that they would get back to me by April 1st. Given the deadlines, what should do I do?

Anticipatory thanks.

Hello all,

I'm a foreign applicant who is planning to do a Masters in the US this year. So far, I've been waitlisted by Chicago and accepted by Cornell and UPenn. My deadlines for acceptance for both schools is April 1.

My first choice was Columbia and I also applied to NYU, neither of whom have replied as yet.

I really do not want to pay the non-refundable fee for either Cornell or UPenn (or both) and then get into Columbia and have to switch.

I did not apply for an expedited review as I thought that they would get back to me by April 1st. Given the deadlines, what should do I do?

Anticipatory thanks.

Hello all,

I'm a foreign applicant who is planning to do a Masters in the US this year. So far, I've been waitlisted by Chicago and accepted by Cornell and UPenn. My deadlines for acceptance for both schools is April 1.

My first choice was Columbia and I also applied to NYU, neither of whom have replied as yet.

I really do not want to pay the non-refundable fee for either Cornell or UPenn (or both) and then get into Columbia and have to switch.

I did not apply for an expedited review as I thought that they would get back to me by April 1st. Given the deadlines, what should do I do?

Anticipatory thanks.

Hi, nar. I think you should request an expedited review of your application, only if you feel that you have real chances to be admitted. The other option is asking for an extension of the deadlines in those law schools that have accepted you.

Good luck!

Check if you could not accept the offer by paying some amount of money and then reject it later on, but loose that money. It might be worth it in some cases.

Hey all,

Thanks for the advice guys, I ended up paying the deposits for both schools on Friday, April 1. I received admission from Columbia on Tuesday, April 5.

Unfortunately, no financial aid from Columbia so that is a consideration for my final choice which I will be making in a day or two (most likely Columbia).

Thanks again.