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Wow you were right! Soon after I read this I got an email from McGill saying I was being recommended by the department. I am not sure what I am going to do now! The program at McGill (medical physics) is non-thesis for the first year, so funding is definitely going to be an issue. Gah, I'm so confused, I was dead-set on Waterloo until a few minutes ago. And yes, I have heard McGill is very beautiful

Thank you! My project is going to be in quantum information at IQC. I got the acceptance letter on Feb. 1, and the grad visit day isn't until the 28th. The button to accept the offer tempts me every day.

Congratulations to everyone with acceptances! I've been accepted to Waterloo for math and will probably attend (so excited!). Still waiting on McGill and McMaster though. I'm still finishing up my undergrad this year and I had no idea how many options were out there when I started applying! I half-wish I had applied to more schools, but as my boyfriend pointed out, just applying for three was like a full time job on top of school. Best of luck to everyone!

Thank you TakeruK for the extremely thoughtful response! I did apply to McGill as well but I haven't heard back from them yet. I applied to their medical physics program, for which they specifically state that a supervisor should not be selected until the second year (hence no funding for the first year!). As for the school in my original post, you are correct, the admission went through much faster since I had a supervisor picked out who was willing to work with me. I believe that is definitely the reason I was accepted only 2 weeks after the admission deadline. I feel really lucky that I got a good response from the first prof I contacted back in the fall, and my first choice to work with. Unless things are a catastrophe at the visit or they rescind the offer for some reason, I intend to go here. So excited! I heard back from admissions today and they have extended my deadline by 2 weeks, so things seem to have resolved themselves. I'm sure many of you can relate to that paranoid feeling I had when they didn't respond within a few days! I want to thank everyone who told me I did the right thing or gave me advice, I'm new to these forums, but it seems like an awesome community here!

Thanks for your help everybody! bedmas is correct, I only applied to Canadian schools so the April 15th rule isn't applicable. I don't mind having a short time to decide, I intend to make a quick decision anyway. I just really wanted to attend the visit first and am afraid the coordinator may have been put off by this request since she hasn't responded to me, and I feel weird accepting the offer now, after making that request. I think I will wait a few more days and see if she responds. If not, I may give the school a call before the deadline passes. Thank you!

Thank you for your help. This program is my #1 choice and I really want to start making plans and letting my employers and profs know where I'm going, so the accept button is getting harder and harder to resist! However, I feel strongly that I should be able to attend the visit first, and ideally I would like to see what kind of funding other school can offer me first. From what I've read on here, three weeks to decide seems off for a February offer.

Hi everyone, I am in a confusing situation. I was accepted in to an awesome masters program, but in my acceptance letter I am instructed to make a decision about attending the school within 3 weeks of receiving the letter, which is very soon! On top of that, I was invited to grad visit day, which doesn't take place until a week after I am supposed to have made a decision. I'm 95% sure I will accept the offer - it looks like a great program with a super PI, but I don't want to make a final decision before I even meet my supervisor in person and see the facilities. I sent a polite email to the graduate coordinator asking for an extension until after the visit day, and have received no response. I tried to make it clear in my letter that I was happy about the offer, but maybe they were put-off by the request? I'm not sure what to do as my deadline to accept/decline draws closer and closer. Any suggestions? Should I try emailing again? Thank you to everyone who responds!