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Got accepted! Notified by Email yesterday. Thanx guys, and good luck!

How does this reply sound? Dear Dr.X Thank you very much for your encouraging reply. I feel greatly honored to receive your comments of support. I would be extremely delighted, too, to join __'s molecular biology graduate program. I believe that the highly supportive and collaborative spirit of your program will surely propel my scientific pursuit. I greatly look forward to having more in depth discussions with you about your research project in the event that I get admitted into your program. Thank you again for your gracious comments. I was very glad and grateful to receive your e-mail. I hope to speak with you in the future. Yours Sincerely,

Thanks for all your in-depth analyses. I'm not a native speaker of English, so it's difficult for me to catch the nuance in what he said. For now, I'll just wait and hope for the best. Any suggestions on how to reply to his e-mail, though? Or is it better not to respond at all?

Hi, I had an interview at my top choice school last week, and I sent a thank-you email to one of my interviewers whose research really interested me, and asked him if he were accepting any grad students this year. I got a reply that said, 'Yes I fully intend to accept new graduate students, and vis a vis yourself, the decision would be an especially easy one to make. Please feel free to speak with me in the future. I would be delighted if you decide to join our program,' ...plus he said that he was sure that I've got superb potential for a successful career in science. I was thrilled when I read it, thinking this meant acceptance. I am not sure if he's in the admission committee, but he's the head of the program and a big name in the department. What worries me is that he did not directly say that I was in. Should I wait until the official decision before I celebrate? Also, how do you think I should reply to his email? I was so excited to get his reply and I am very determined to join his lab in case I get admitted. Thanks in advance, and good luck to all of you!