A student's agent applied for the September 2022 intake instead of the January 2023 intake the student had deferred to, and by the time this was discovered, the college said the September seat was filled and only a later intake was available. The student asked whether they would lose their fees.
What the thread clarified:- Colleges generally do not deduct money from your paid tuition/fees unless you have actually started the course, online or offline. Simply having applied for the wrong intake doesn't trigger a forfeiture of your program fees.
- The only cost typically incurred in this situation is a fresh application fee for the new Letter of Acceptance (LOA) — cited as around $120 in this case, though exact amounts vary by institution.
The practical takeaway: if an intake mix-up happens and your seat is gone, your paid course fees should still be protected as long as you haven't started studying — but expect to pay a small fee for the college to reissue your LOA for the corrected intake. Confirm the exact fee and refund policy directly with the college's admissions office, since practices vary by institution.