Advice for requesting an extension?

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I do not believe that they give out extensions... but I don't think it would hurt to ask. I'm not sure if there is any real risk of them taking away your admission. I kind of doubt it, especially if you just call in anonymously...

If I were in your shoes, I'd probably just man up and pay the deposit, and then wait for the other schools. This way I'd know that I was into atleast one school regardless of what happened with the others. And if I got into my dream school, I'd just pull out and lose the deposit. This way I could sleep easy.

I'm not sure the best way to go about asking for this extension. But I would recommend that you probably call in (anonymously) and see if it is something they would even consider. Ask "I recently was admitted to your program, and I'm very excited. I'm waiting to hear back from a couple schools and know that the deadline to put down the deposit is coming up. Does your team and the admissions committee ever entertain requests for extensions on this deposit window." or something like that. Just don't tell them your name, and that way you can rest assured that they will not look at your negatively for any reason.

let us know what they say!
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GMATLA's advice is spot on. Pay your deposit to guarantee you are in somewhere.

That being said I think there is a little chance of receiving an extension. Schools set their Round 1 deposit deadlines before Round 2 decisions are made so you are compelled to make a commitment with imperfect information. Once you have laid down some cash at school A it makes it all the more harder to choose school B over school A (even though it really shouldn't matter). They want to lock you in mentally and financially before hearing from another school. While if you prefer school B to school A by a wide margin, it may not matter, but if the two schools are close, the method is effective.

For what it's worth, I'm 0/2 on this. Called and explained my situation and was told that it was policy to not offer extensions. I told them I completely understood but felt like I had to at least ask. Neither seemed bothered by it.

I think it depends on the school. Some will and some won't. Given that deadlines for various schools are at different times, it kinda sucks when one particular school won't and you're still waiting to see what other peer schools say.

Hopefully the enrollment deposits are well under $1,000.00 because some of these deposits aren't cheap at all.

It definitely depends on the school. In my personal experience, I asked McCombs for a two week extension and they said that was absolutely no problem. I basically sent them an e-mail in which I told them that I was extremely excited about the acceptance from McCombs, however, I had a few applications pending and I wanted to see them through the end. They were very understanding about it, but like I said, depends on the school.

It depends on the school and your relationship with adCom. I successfully requested an extension because I'm waiting on multiple decisions as well. Some schools understand. It sounds like others don't care to offer them.

I've been wondering about the same thing. Let us know how it goes.... good luck!