AuntieGrandma

I have accepted the University of Arizona's School Psychology PhD program offer. So happy to have it settled and I did get the additional Fellowship!

I have been waiting a bit to commit to my likely PhD program since I am still on the waitlist for 1 other program (great program with nomso great funding). I have declined other offers but haven't made the final commitment to be likely choice. I have been given general funding information from my likely choice but they do not have information on GA positions yet which I am really hoping for. I have also applied for a special fellowship tied to the program. Does anyone have any thoughts regarding pros/cons of committing to the program while waiting since it is very likely that it is where I will end up? Of course, I realize I have until 4/15 but want to be fair to everyone and do what's right for myself and all others involved.

I have declined 2 School Psych programs- University of N Colorado PhD - funding, cost of living somewhat high for a not very desirable area N Arizona Univ EdS- accepted into PhD programs

I reached out to the same individuals who had notified me of my waitlist status and politely asked about the waitlist status. They were both very nice and sent personalized responses.

Update on UCSB's School Psych combined PhD program. They were only able to offer 4 admission offers and all four were accepted. Cost of living was a huge concern anyway but I loved the program. Still waitlisted at U of Oregon and accepted at U of Arizona and U of N Colorado. Will be declining U of N Colorado.

It seems as though waiting to hear about funding is a common hold up on decision making. I'm not sure if this is this same as previous years but it really seems to be a theme. I, like many others, am still waiting for funding from one of my schools that I was accepted at. I expect that the funding will be better than my other acceptance, but I have no way of knowing for sure so I can't reject the other offer yet. In addition, I am waitlisted at 2 wonderful schools and haven't heard a word. Anyone else finding this to be an issue?

While I have not spent much time in Houston, I have found Seattle to be unwelcoming. Even though most people are not natives, they are not very open to outsiders. I really wanted to love Seattle, and I've been there many times, but I wouldn't chose to live there.

And welcome to the new Trumped America where it is perfectly ok to be cruel and insensitive.

Thank you so much. Even though my dog is young she is LAZY and a complete indoor dog. We have a huge yard now but she can care less. As long as she has her bathroom "spot", she is happy. As far as walking in the heat, I don't want to do it either so we will for sure do mornings or evenings. She is incredibly good so I don't expect too many issues unless any specific areas are dog "unfriendly." I have occasionally seen restrictions on dog sizes which is a bit silly since she is a way better neighbor dog than my 4 lb Pomeranian ever was! I am hoping to find something nicer, not too big, easy to maintain, and with a small fenced patio/yard. Even a condo/townhouse would be fine.

It is likely that I will start a PhD program at U of A this Fall. I am an older student and would love to buy a small and, relatively, inexpensive place for me and my extremely lazy lab. Safety and dog friendly are extremely important to me. Although, she doesn't require a lot of outdoor space at home since she is very content with a daily walk. Any living suggestions? Is the area very dog friendly?

The 2 waitlisted programs are my top 2 choices. I hope that I have clarified my position. I fully understand the need to let go of offers if I have another preferable offer (remember, I am on wait lists for preferred programs myself). Unfortunately, at this point I do not.

I only have 2 offers and I have no information on funding from one of them. I have been told that I will receive that information in mid March approximately. I'm sorry if anyone finds this wrong, but I am not in a position to make a decision without funding information. I'm sure that I'm not alone.

I am letting go of the Masters offer. How can I possibly decide between the other 2 without knowing about funding? The other 2 are wait lists which mean that I have nothing. How is this selfish? You will need to explain yourself if you are going to start name calling. Wow!!

I think I will do the same. I was actually accepted to a Master level program that I will decline right away since it was my back-up plan. I should be able to decide between the 2 accepted programs once I know more about funding from one of them. However, I do think that I will keep my wait listed programs in play since I really like them both. I just think it will be hard to not accept the "sure thing" as deadlines start to get closer. The wait list status sure does complicate things!

Wait listed here too. I have 2 acceptances which is amazing but wait listed at 2 amazing programs. Wondering how long you plan to wait if you have a solid acceptances too?