I recieved this email from the graduate program director at umass , and it sounds as if I'm on the waitlist for TA position. Please tell me if I have the right to be hopeful about this... the email is below:
"The department has only a few TA positions for the Statistics M.S program for fall 2012.
Offers have been made to a number of applicants, who are not obligated
to reply until April 15.
I expect that we will hear soon from some of those people whom we have
admitted while others might wait until April 15.
In short, the situation is still fluid.
As soon as we make a decision on your application, we will contact you..".
I crossed my finger now so someonoe decline..