Hi everyone,
After being extended an offer, is it normal to be pressured by the POI to give an answer before April 15th?
One week after extending an informal offer, the POI contacted me. I told her that I hadn't received the official acceptance letter yet and that I'd need some time to make a decision after receiving it. The letter of admission arrived two weeks after the informal offer. It's been two and a half weeks now and I still haven't received official information about funding. Although she already mentioned on the phone what the funding package is, I don't feel comfortable telling her that I will accept the offer before receiving written information about it. Am I being paranoid?
On top of that, I'm on the waitlist for my top program and I'm also on the waitlist for my second choice. I'd like to wait at least until the end of the month because I know I won't forgive myself if I accept an offer prematurely. I want to be considerate of people on the waitlist (I'm also in that position and I know that it's hard), but it's getting difficult to deal with the POI's emails - they are even making me less excited about the idea of attending that program. What do you recommend? Should I let her know that I'm on the waitlist for other programs? I'm afraid of disclosing this information and, if I end up accepting her offer, she will know that her program was my second or third choice...
Thanks for your help!
