What to do now?

[saham]

I deferred my admission to Spring 2016 in May 2015. My POI and the graduate coordinator told me that they will give me a new funding offer letter. I emailed my POI a few days ago asking if I should do anything to prepare myself for upcoming PhD program. But I got no reply as my professor was out of town. Now, I am confused what to do next? Should I email the graduate coordinator asking about the offer letter? Or should I send email to my POI again? I am confused what to write in the email. Can anyone give me any suggestions? What is the deadline for an international student to get funding offer letter for spring semester?

Edited July 31, 2015 by saham

[fuzzylogician]

So you're going to start attending your school somewhere around January or February of 2016? If so, there is nothing you need to do right now. You should contact whoever you've been corresponding with about the deferral to ask when they'll issue the new funding offer and to ask if there is anything else that needs to happen. The bureaucracy and timeline are completely school dependent so no one here will be able to tell you what to expect. Around the time they tell you to expect the new offer letter, I'd email just to make sure everything is in order and to ask if there is any other information you can provide to speed the process along. 

 

People usually deal with visa-related bureaucracy maybe 3 months before beginning school in the fall, so I would assume something similar holds for spring admissions. You could contact your school's International Students Office to ask about their timeline and when you should send a reminder if you don't hear from them. It's possible that they'll need something from your department before they can continue on their end, and that's good to know so you can inform whoever is taking care of your case at your department. 

 

As for your professor, you could email again around the beginning of the school year, if you want to get a head start on reading maybe, but really there is nothing you need to do before you arrive.

[saham]

So you're going to start attending your school somewhere around January or February of 2016? If so, there is nothing you need to do right now. You should contact whoever you've been corresponding with about the deferral to ask when they'll issue the new funding offer and to ask if there is anything else that needs to happen. The bureaucracy and timeline are completely school dependent so no one here will be able to tell you what to expect. Around the time they tell you to expect the new offer letter, I'd email just to make sure everything is in order and to ask if there is any other information you can provide to speed the process along.

People usually deal with visa-related bureaucracy maybe 3 months before beginning school in the fall, so I would assume something similar holds for spring admissions. You could contact your school's International Students Office to ask about their timeline and when you should send a reminder if you don't hear from them. It's possible that they'll need something from your department before they can continue on their end, and that's good to know so you can inform whoever is taking care of your case at your department.

As for your professor, you could email again around the beginning of the school year, if you want to get a head start on reading maybe, but really there is nothing you need to do before you arrive.

Thank you so much for your reply...

Edited August 1, 2015 by saham