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Thank you all for your help! I eventually did not attach the April 15 resolution, since I could not understand how binding this agreement is for graduate schools.I think schools legally can do whatever they want including revoking offers. I was also considering adding the department head while I was replying the email, but I thought this may be unprofessional again. I wrote a two-line e-mail, just saying nothing more than "I decline your offer. Thanks." But the online webpage asks why I declined to attend the university. If someone ever reads it, they will see my complaints. I was very lucky to have multiple offers in my hand. I hope everyone gets the offer he/she deserves.

Thanks!! Yes the school is a participant of this agreement. I will add it as an attachment to my email.

Thank you for all your responses. Last weekend I thought over this POI's offer and another offer very hard, I was hesitating between them. After this event I will also definitely decline this offer. I will do it today, just thinking over what to write on my e-mail, how to express that this is all wrong.

I narrowed down my offers to two, and I was trying to make a decision. Both my offers are due April 15th. Besides, I am waitlisted by my top choice. POI from one of these two schools has been asking for my decision for several times. I was telling her that things are not fully clarified and I will notify her as soon as possible. Yesterday I have received a very angry email from this POI, stating that she is sick of me not replying her offer and will withdraw it if I do not tell her what to do in a few days. This is for me enough to reject her offer, but I am wondering, can she really do that, withdrawing an offer that is due April 15th before April 15th?

Thank you for the reply. I wish they could guarantee funding for the duration of the PhD. But as far as I understand, these things depend on many things that affect the availability of the funds.

So I want to minimize the uncertainty in my life, but I have these two offers. According to the first offer, I have an advisor, and he offers me a hybrid RA/TA funding scheme. On the other hand, I do not have an advisor, but the department accepted me with 1 yr. fellowship and says I will be TAing for 20hr. in my second year. I talked to a potential advisor in the second university, and he was willing to have me in his research group (mostly because I am free for two years). So which one do you think is the most financially secure option? I am struggling between the security of having an advisor and being funded for two years.

I was in contact with a POI and he told me that the only way would be departmental fellowships, since he does not have any grant available. Two days ago I sent an e-mail to him, and the department. Silence up to now. Anyway, life goes on, and I am very lucky to have other offers. I almost made a decision and will send it on Monday.

Same here for PhD.. Will probably hear after April 10th..

Did they send an e-mail or did you call them? I have received no notification from them...

I am planning to go to UCSD because of the best research fit for me. Why wouldn't you live in San Diego for 5 years?

I am admitted by UT Austin Aerospace. I have received my decision around late February.

Thank you very much for the information. Is 12 people for a visit day not too low? I thought UMich Aero was a much larger department.

I also applied for PhD to Michigan Aerospace. I have received no notification so far. As you say, it smells like reject..

Have you heard anything from Stanford Mechanical PhD? I still have not heard anything.

Yes I heard that too and I do not understand the reasoning behind that. I am doing CFD. I also see from results search that they announce admission decisions by postal service! And it is March 10th, we need results to decide where to go..