Asking for your Application Fee Back?

[morthia]

Hey everyone, what do you think about asking a school for your application fee back if April 15th comes and goes and you still have not heard from them?

It seems to me that you pay an application fee in order to get a DECISION from a school, and if they don't even bother to give you an answer that you should have the right to ask for your application fee back. What do other people think? Has anyone tried to do this before?

[Eigen]

You pay an application fee to a school to have them review your application.

Ideally, this includes a timely decision. Even if they don't let you know by April 15th, they could still let you know after that date and still be "giving you a decision".

Unless a school does something like lose or not review your application, I don't think you have any ground to stand on asking for your app fee back.

[Civil_Engineer]

It's worth a try. I'm still waiting on two decisions (although I already know where I'm going in the fall) and if April 15 comes before their decision, I'll be sure to ask for the application fee back. Worse case scenario, they will say no.

[neuropsych76]

It's an interesting question. It's highly unlikely but worth a try