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I got a one week extension. Still no word from the other school though. I emailed the other school to let them know I had a deadline of next week. Hopefully this is OK. The waiting game is painful.

Thanks for your response. I think I will send out a request for an extension first thing Monday morning and hopefully by myself a week or two. If they say no then I'll be really stuck. They are both Canadian schools and I was worried about burning bridges with people in the field and definitely don't want to do that, but I also don't want to lose the opportunity to work at my top choice with my top POI.

Hello, I know similar situations have been posted before, but I'm in a bind and not sure what to do and hoping for some fresh advice. I have until Wednesday to accept an offer that I'm mildly happy with but I interviewed several weeks ago with my top POI who has kept in contact but says he is waiting on some information before making his admission decisions. We are in the process of setting up a Skype meeting where he can explain to me the timeline however I now only have until Wednesday. I took a risk (I think) and emailed him explaining I need to make a decision about one school by Wednesday but he is out of the country and I'm not feeling hopeful that I will hear from him before then. I'm debating on asking the school that made the offer for an extension but I don't think I will get one. My questions are: 1. Is it wise to ask for an extension or does this look bad? If I ask for an extension is there any chance they would revoke my offer of admission? What reason would I give for asking for an extension 2. Any guesses as to why it's taking my POI so long to give me an answer? My guess is waiting on funding but I'm not sure. 3. Can I say yes to the offer I have now and then wait to see what my top choice says and change my response to the first school/offer? I really don't want to do this but it would be hard to say no to my top choice. Thanks.

I applied to a PhD program in Civil Engineering at a school in Ontario, but was offered an funded MASc instead. I will already have my MASc from an international school. The professor in Ontario said I would do my MASc for a year and then I could easily switch to a PhD program and the time spent during that year would be applied to a PhD. The professor also said the funding is the same for PhD as it is for MASc. I don't understand why they don't just accept me to the PhD program. I have some ideas but would like to hear your thoughts. Thanks.