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Thanks, TakeruK! I have learned a lot throughout this process and one thing, for sure, is that I should have asked for an extension! The process of graduate school application seems almost like buying property, with an offer and then a counter-offer, and a change of power with each exchange. I was not prepared for this at all! I thank you for your advice, and my fingers and toes are crossed! I just might end up approaching the first offer again and asking if there is still space available. Time will tell...

So...I applied to 5 schools, and I was waitlisted at my top choice, with LOTS of assurance from the dept that I was at the top of the waitlist and it looked very promising. Then I was accepted at 1 of my lower choice schools, and they wanted an answer by March 15th (Canadian). So, I declined, thinking that I would get into another school. Meanwhile, I was rejected at the remaining 3. Now, it's April 13th, and I haven't been accepted off the waitlist at my top choice. I'm really regretting declining the one offer I did get...so...has anyone ever gone back and said, "sorry, but I made a mistake, will you take me back"?! Otherwise, it's a year off between my MA and PhD, which I'm not looking forward to...