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Has anybody had any experience asking for an extension on the decision date? I don't think I'll hear back from one program before April 15th and I wonder if it would be better to ask for an extension or make my decision hypothetically.

I agree with everything @museum_geek said. I would also ask how hands on your POI is, so you can gauge whether the relationship will be the right fit for the kind of work you want to be doing and your needs for either guidance or independence. And then as a follow-up to that, asking how much freedom your POI allows to pursue your own research interests, or if you would be restricted to the umbrella of their work. You might also ask about publication requirements - whether certain people in the department who participated little will be added as authors to your publications. One of my professors told me to bluntly ask if the PhD students are happy - he said it's a pretty good way to figure out whether it's the right place to be. Hope this helps!

I haven't heard officially from Harvard yet. But I called the department administrator and she told me she *thinks* a couple people have been interviewed, and that replies will start going out within the next two weeks. I'm starting to think things are slim for me on that front though, but best of luck to you!

@Potatoes=Love I called them last week, they really do seem swamped -- @museum_geekmight be why you haven't heard back yet @youinreverse I saw from their list of current PhD students that the program ran long. I'm not sure what to make of it though... any thoughts?

I heard back from UCSD on February 8th, admitted for Biological Anthropology! Do you know anything about securing funding?