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Thanks for the input! I think maybe I should just settle for school A..Its a top program and everyone says US has a better system for doctoral training. So I am still hesitating...

Hi Decaf! I am also admitted to Michigan's public policy in higher ed track though I am still hesitating about accpeting the offer. Do you mind why I ask you about your decision to accept/or leaning in for acceptance of UM? It's a great university of course...too bad I can't make the visit day. Another info--I have emailed the coordinator about the length of this program, and they told me it would normally be 5~5.5yrs. I would like to cut it into 4yrs if I indeed go there, just not sure whether it is doable...

Thanks for your reply! I don't think the scholarship decision will come any sooner. It's just I am not sure whether I should tell School B all the truth to ask for an extension or just accept it first or maybe I should just settle with School B....

Thanks for your suggestion. So do you suggest that I don't even need to ask for an extension before the deadline in case they notice, since they won't grant it anyway? I don't have any deposit coz they offered full scholarship. Ah, I just hate doing that but I don't have any other choice><

Yeah, I understand. But I wonder whether it will leave me bad record. The school B is in UK so I guess School A won't be able to stop me going there. But would they inform any other university in US so I will not be able to go to US again in my life, such as doing postdoc, or even travel (need to apply for visa to enter). I think I am really freak-out now.

Thanks for your reply. But it is okay for me to back out of school A after 4.15?

Hi all, Greetings! I am new to this forum and hope to get some advice about a dilemma I am facing now. Here is the thing: I am admitted to School A's full-funded PhD program and it indicates that I need to confirm my acceptance by April 15th. It is a top 20 school, top 5 program. But the problem is that the program is not a perfect fit for my interest. I am also admitted to School B without funding. It's a UK top 2 school (top 5 worldwide) and the program fits me better. It is also the school I feel I am emotionally bound to. I can apply for full-funding now, but the funding decision will only come out after April 15th, maybe around May 10th. I am quite confident to get the funding but it certainly involves some risks. But I cannot go to anywhere without funding. Do you think it is possible to ask Scool A for an extension to confirm, maybe a month? (I have been offered assistanship, not fellowship). Because I feel morally right to do that rather than change my mind after I accept. More importantly, I am struggling between a UK-style PhD training and a US one--not sure which one suits me better. Thanks in advance for your time and answer. Best luck to everyone:)