PhD Deposit?

[PsychPhdBound]

Hi all! With April 15th just around the corner, I'm trying to make sure I've crossed all of my T's and dotted all of my I's. I have seen a number of people mentioning required deposits for their programs, and I'm curious if this is universal. I wasn't prompted to make a deposit when I accepted my offer through the online portal, and no one has said anything about it, but I don't want to make assumptions and have things fall through the cracks. I emailed the graduate school's admissions folks on April 5th, and again today, but haven't heard back. I also emailed the program coordinator this morning, so hopefully they'll respond on Monday or Tuesday. I guess I'm just here trying to get a better understanding of the situation before I accidentally mess something up. I'll be attending the University of Michigan, if anyone has specific knowledge about Rackham's policies. Thanks in advance!

[365Miles]

Hello! 
 

Im not going to the University of Michigan, but if it helps for the meantime my university I will be attending didn’t require a deposit. 

Congrats on the admit and best of luck! 

[SocDevMum]

1 hour ago, PsychPhdBound said:

Hi all! With April 15th just around the corner, I'm trying to make sure I've crossed all of my T's and dotted all of my I's. I have seen a number of people mentioning required deposits for their programs, and I'm curious if this is universal. I wasn't prompted to make a deposit when I accepted my offer through the online portal, and no one has said anything about it, but I don't want to make assumptions and have things fall through the cracks. I emailed the graduate school's admissions folks on April 5th, and again today, but haven't heard back. I also emailed the program coordinator this morning, so hopefully they'll respond on Monday or Tuesday. I guess I'm just here trying to get a better understanding of the situation before I accidentally mess something up. I'll be attending the University of Michigan, if anyone has specific knowledge about Rackham's policies. Thanks in advance!

Yeah, no.... None of the schools I applied to/interviewed at wanted students to pay a deposit upon accepting enrollment. Now, all of them do require students to pay a small amount of fees each semester (tuition waived), but those are just paid each semester. Maybe deposits are required for students that aren't receiving tuition waivers?

[SchoolPsyPHD]

My program did not require a deposit. 

[Yep]

Mine did not either. 

[hopefulphd90]

My program required a deposit ($500) but it goes towards my bill. 

[Yep]

15 minutes ago, hopefulphd90 said:

My program required a deposit ($500) but it goes towards my bill. 

Is you program fully funded? 

[Yep]

18 hours ago, PsychPhdBound said:

Hi all! With April 15th just around the corner, I'm trying to make sure I've crossed all of my T's and dotted all of my I's. I have seen a number of people mentioning required deposits for their programs, and I'm curious if this is universal. I wasn't prompted to make a deposit when I accepted my offer through the online portal, and no one has said anything about it, but I don't want to make assumptions and have things fall through the cracks. I emailed the graduate school's admissions folks on April 5th, and again today, but haven't heard back. I also emailed the program coordinator this morning, so hopefully they'll respond on Monday or Tuesday. I guess I'm just here trying to get a better understanding of the situation before I accidentally mess something up. I'll be attending the University of Michigan, if anyone has specific knowledge about Rackham's policies. Thanks in advance!

Is your program fully funded?

[PsychPhdBound]

26 minutes ago, Itzik said:

Is your program fully funded?

Mine is fully funded, but I wasn't sure if that was why there wasn't a deposit?

[hopefulphd90]

32 minutes ago, Itzik said:

Is you program fully funded? 

It’s not. 

[Yep]

38 minutes ago, PsychPhdBound said:

Mine is fully funded, but I wasn't sure if that was why there wasn't a deposit?

Yeah I think so. Both our programs are big R1 programs. I did not get any mention of paying anything just yet. I think We might have to pay for some school fees but that’s it. Maybe heath insurance if yours isn’t automatically given to you