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Update: irony at its finest. While I am on the phone with admissions asking about the deadline extention, I receive my rejection letter from my top choice. I am okay with it. I'm sad bit it's a bit of a relief to just know. Also, I ended up getting my extention! So I have some time to hear back from my second choice and then probably some extra time to visit each if i get in and make a decision which is great.

Thank you!

Thanks for your help guys. I really do not want to accept and withdraw that is the worst case scenario possible. I had called my second choice a little over two weeks ago about something on my app and had mentioned the deadline as a side note. She said I should hear by then but I am sure it would not hurt to send her an email or give her another call. If I do not get an email back from my top choice (previous contact took a few days to respond) should I call her? And how soon should I, I would feel bad waiting until March 14th.. Also, no funding has been offered or mentioned from the school I was accepted to.

My undergrad is in facilities management but I am applying to sustainable building/design/workplace strategies programs. The program I was accepted to was for sustainable building systems and is considered engineering at this university. It is an American university also. It's my number 3 choice and really is a great school and program and I would have no qualms going there if I do not get accepted to my top choice but I really just want to know before I make a decision. The second program really doesn't compare though it is a great school but it was more of a backup for me.

I was accepted to a program but they are making me decide by March 15th if I will accept or decline. I have only heard from 2 of 6 (both accepted) masters programs that I have applied to so far. The ones I have not heard from yet I know should be deciding soon and my top 2 are included in this list. I emailed my point of contact from the program asking for an extension deadline but I have not had any success hearing back from her. As a backup, I also emailed the Director of Graduate Studies and no response.. (side note: this school is on spring break, just my luck, but admin should still be there). As I am here panicking I, extremely politely and apologetically, emailed the Director at my top school who I had previously spoken with on another occasion to explain my situation. This was only yesterday but I am so nervous that I made the wrong decision and she will be annoyed. Should I have just waited until March 15th and accepted that schools offer and then later withdrew if I were accepted to my top choice? I know there is a lot of controversy on this but if I still don't hear back from any of the people I contacted I might have to do this. Oh the anxiety...

Hi! This is my first go at applying to grad schools. I was recently accepted to a masters engineering program at Northeastern for Sustainable Building Systems no funding info (I did not think I would be accepted) but they gave me a March 15th deadline to accept or decline the offer. This is the 1st school I have received a decision from. It is my #3 choice which is GOOD but I would really like to hear back from at least my top 2 (Cornell MSc Human-Environment Relations and Carnegie Mellon MSc Sustainable Design). Previous years Gradcafe result show people hearing back from now until late March for both programs. I'm just a little worried I won't hear back in time. If I wanted to email someone from the programs to inquire on my app and let them know about my other deadline when would be the right time? Maybe a week in advance of the March 15th deadline? And who would I contact, the grad admissions director? Thanks guys.. I know everyone's stressed..