bsguy

Wow congrats!!

fuzzylogician: I've emailed a prof and the DGS before posting my question here. What I said to them was I'm very interested in their program, but I'm not sure how I can afford it without funding. nandelle: As for me, the profs only said they don't have funding 'at this point'. The acceptance letter also said something similar, and that they'll let me know if they're able to make an offer. I'd rather not mention the school though lol.. I'm sorry. I know I'm being silly, but I'm just worried. Since the deadline is only 2 weeks away, I'll listen to you guys and wait it out. Thanks! (BTW, I just realized I should've posted this topic in the "Decisions, Decisions".)

I want to know what you guys think I should do. I'm almost sure that I'll be attending this school without funding, and I have until May 5 to accept/reject the admission offer. The only thing that worries me if I accepted the offer now is that I'd be less likely to be offered funding when they do have more funding available (due to a funded applicant declining the program's offer). Suppose the program could support 1 more student. Do you think the program would be more likely to give the funding to a person like me (who has not yet accepted the admission offer) or to a person who has taken the offer, assuming these 2 persons are equally qualified? Do you think I have more bargaining power by not accepting the offer now? The only advantage if I accepted it now is that I could start looking for funding from other departments; though, from what I saw on their job site, there aren't any TA-ships that I could apply for. FYI, I'll be going for an MS in Biostat. Thank you!