I've received a few offers of admission to great clinical psychology doctoral programs in NYC and surrounding areas. However, upon acceptance at my top choice school, I was told that financial aid offers couldn't be made at this time (around March 9). The letter says as soon as they have approval for the kind and amount of support they can offer, they will let me know, and they expect this to be "well before" my decision notification deadline. Is this type of delay normal or a bad sign?
They typically offer 50% tuition remission for the first year, but now I'm wondering if this year's offers could be far less than that, if not 0. Is anyone else in the same boat? Is my anxiety justified?
Thanks for any insights you can provide!!