Spyridon

It's hard to say. I also received an unfunded offer from them last Thursday via email, shortly after the funded offers went out. But like your friend, my offer last year came a week or so after the funded offers. I guess it's not the same from year to year. It's not a bad idea to just email the director at this point, if the suspense is too much!

I'm not sure how the wait list for admission at Marquette works, or how many people are on it, but last year I was told by a faculty member that they send out between 18-20 acceptance letters are are looking for about 10-12 people to accept. The funding is obviously limited (this is also my second time getting an offer from them with funding pending). In their graduate brochure it says that in 2009, eleven doctoral students entered the program, four of which were funded. Its probably going to be something comparable this year. However, I've emailed the Director both times, and he's been able to tell me exactly how many people need to turn down funding before its offered to me. Hope that helps.