newsted43

The schools are very comparable in reputation and rank. The issue is that one offered me 8k more than the other, which makes a huge difference.

As I am abroad, I have not signed anything official yet, but I have sent an email saying that I would accept the offer.

So.....I received a handful of acceptances which had acceptance deadlines of march 31. One of them being my second choice. Not wanting to be left without a school come fall, I accept the offer from school #2. Well, guess what? About 4 days after I accept school #2, I get an acceptance letter from school #1. More money, better program, better research and support. How can I politely back out of my acceptance with school #2 and will this in any way reflect badly upon me?