Multiple law school deposits?

If you have been accepted to more than one law school and are considering placing multiple deposits in order to secure your admission, you may want to read the following note from another pre-law advisor. Sorry about the formatting.

> > > This is the first year that the law schools can actually see the names> > > of those who are holding more than one spots. Before this year they> > > could only see that there were students who had put down deposits on> > > more than one school. I was talking to an admissions director over the> > > weekend who seemed to indicate that now she would know exactly who was> > > doing it, and her tone implied that she was not thrilled with the idea.> > > She did say that in general she did not like it when people put down> > > more than one deposit because they were making a promise that they would> > > come to her school, and if they decided not to that they should let her> > > know so that she could offer that spot to another student.> > >> > >> > >> > > I do not recommend that they put down a deposit on more than one school> > > just to hold their spots. It does not help them or the other students> > > who would like to have a spot at the law school. Eventually they will> > > need to make up their mind.> > >> > >> > >> > > Having said that, the student that this is likely to affect is the> > > student that is waitlisted on one school (or are still waiting to hear> > > from one school) but needs to put down a deposit by next week to secure> > > a spot at another school so at least they have a spot somewhere. This> > > happens and I think students need to make sure that they have a spot,> > > but I normally recommend that they are honest with both schools. They> > > should submit a letter of continued interest in the school they have not> > > heard from or are waitlisted at (I have a few who applied early decision> > > and are on second review at Cornell and U of Penn right now).> > >> > >> > >> > > I am not really sure how they law schools will weigh this but the> > > students should know that the law school will know.