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Ah, I see... I will just keep hoping that someone will decline soon... Thanks for the information!

Aha! Thanks, space-cat!! I'm glad that it's not really out of the line to ask for more. I will ask them about outside funding opportunities, and hopefully I will get some good results... By the way, is it rare for graduate programs to change funding packages for a student?

Thank you so much for your fast response, LJK. It's really helpful - As you said, I will ask them politely... I really hope to have my funding upgraded!! sigh..

Hi all, I've been accepted to 4 programs. 3 of them with full funding offers, and 1 of them with partial funding (tuition only for first 2 yrs + full funding for the rest). The thing is, I really want to accept this last program, even though it comes with a partial funding. I know the professors at this program very well, so I'm tempted to plead them to increase my funding. But at the same time, I don't want to appear ungrateful... Is it acceptable to negotiate my funding options, once I get admitted to a graduate program? If it is, how should I go about doing this? I'd appreciate your feedback, thanks!

Thank you so much for all your feedbacks! I will go ahead and let my recommenders know. And I hope you all are getting the outcomes you want! I'm still waiting to hear from a couple of programs...

Hi all, just a quick question - do recommenders expect their students to report their admissions results? I think I heard once that it's the general etiquette on students' part to report the outcomes, but I want to make sure. I would appreciate your answers! Thanks.