Reaching out to admissions office

brenonharbin

I applied 8 weeks ago and have heard back from a number of schools. Some have offered generous scholarships, and their deposits are due next week. I still have not heard back from my top choice school, but I think it is likely that I'll be admitted. I am concerned however with how long the process is taking. I really don't want to spend a bunch of money on deposits especially if I get admitted into my top choice school, but I also don't want to miss out on a generous scholarship if my top choice doesn't admit me. I was thinking about reaching out to the admissions office of my top choice school and explaining the situation. Do we think this is a good/bad idea? What type of questions should I be asking them? How should I phrase them without coming off impatient or pushy? Thank you for any advice! Just the nature of the beast I guess..