Hi
My name is Avantika Banerji.I am a young lawyer from India.I have applied to various Law schools in the US for my LLM,for fall of 2007.Wake forest is one of the schools I had applied to.
I have got an acceptance letter from them,in that letter they have said that the Commitment date deadline is January 31, 2007. I am not able to understand what that means.Does it mean that I have to convey my final decision of accepting admission by this date?
Which if correct is a big problem,since I have not heard as yet from the other schools I had applied to.I will probably be hearing from them in February/March/April.
Can you please tell me what this 'Commitment date deadline' is?
If I do send the letter of committment,exactly what implications will it have? Is it binding? and Can I back out and accept admission in any other school at a later date?
Please help me out. I dont know what to do.

I have noted the same message posted by you.

In terms of law, the commitment is an acceptance of offer made by the school. If you fail to attend the school you accepted, legally speaking you are violating a contract. But most schools consider the acceptance as a moral obligation. It is not suggested to accept an offer and refuse to attend later.

If you are unsure about accepting the WF offer or not, write a letter and ask for an extension of the deadline.