[Joining a Ph.D. program w/o funding]

sorry mates I was frustated regarding the admission and was away from the forum for some time. And no, Drexel is continuing to behave the same way. I have UTK decisions pending only. South Carolina accepted admission but fund is upto professors and also SC's faculty behaved hysterical. Now I am looking for chances that I accept Drexel then wait for the I-20 whether any wonder is there. Someone in Drexel-CS Deptt said that the worst case is, u go there w/o fund and pay money for 1 sem then manage TA. What about this?

[Drexel University : Admission accepted now asking to pay$300]

sorry mates I was frustated regarding the admission and was away from the forum for some time. And no Drexel is continuing to behave the same way. I have UTK decisions pending only. Now I am looking for chances that I accept Drexel then wait for the I20 whether any wonder is there. Someone in Drexel-CS Deptt said that the worst case is, u go there w/o fund and pay money for 1 sem then manage TA. What about this?

[Drexel University : Admission accepted now asking to pay$300]

GraduateSchoolNut's concern is right. The amount is non-refundable, I am ready to pay if funding is available but... Moreover it is my first letter of acceptance, yet to hear from any other school, and yes I applied to Electrical Engineering PhD for Fall 2009. 

But what if no professor replies (regarding funds) within April 15 and....? Can't imagine.

And in case of drexel, even some professor's page has very few amount of information about their research interest, in some cases Lab's webpage is unavailable though link is given.

Guys can u please suggest me some schools still having deadline so that I can apply for fall 2009?

[Drexel University : Admission accepted now asking to pay$300]

Hi Mates,

My application to Drexel university has been accepted for admission. A mail from their graduate admission provided me link and pin/password to log in to the enrollment page where it says I have to pay 300 dollar to confirm admission. The mail also stated that 'this decision does not imply an offer of an assistantship. Teaching, research and graduate assistantships are awarded by the academic department and questions concerning these should be directed to your graduate advisor. An updated list of advisors and their contact information can be found on the following website http://www.drexel.edu/provost/graduates ... sors.html'

I have mailed the advisor, he asked me to contact professors. Then I mailed several professors without any response. On the other hand, the graduate admission office sent me a reminder to confirm admission (i.e. pay the money). I really dont understand what to do. Anyone had similar situations? Please suggest.

thanks

Chandan