Accept one "and" keep the admission status of the other??

[olaa]

Hi there,

I recently got multiple offers for 2016 fall semester.

And I accepted one of the programs and paid the deposit.

However, I am still concerned about my financial circumstance so might ask deferral if it does not go well.

The problem is, I am not sure that the program I accepted will grant deferment to the next year.

 So I hope that it is legally possible to keep admission status of the other program-my admission status is valid for one year in this program?? (I do not have to pay any deposit, so it's not "deferment" but delaying the acceptance decision, right?)

If this is possible, I would be more financially stable after one more year and have a back-up program(even if I fail to solve my financial issues this year and the first university declines to grant deferment.).

If anyone knows about holding an I-20 of one program and keeping the admission status of the other, please help me out!!

[GradSchoolTruther]

You have to ask yourself how likely you are to receive tens of thousands of dollars within the next year before you defer. The other one is not a deferment, since you can attend anytime within a year. It's not a nice move to hold two offers, especially if others would take your spot.