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This girl in my office the other day asked me "getting a PHD... takes what another few months or so?"

Or just say it is all a cover for being a spy.

Funding, hands down. I was on an athletic scholarship for all of my undergraduate and graduate program. I never paid anything for school. Never having the stress of paying student loans is fantastic. I have clientele at my job who were in college over a decade ago and are still paying off their loans. Also, it is important to consider that a school offering you money WANTS you there. They are probably more willing to cater to you and give you more opportunities because they are paying for you to be there. I could have chosen to go to more "prestigious" athletic programs when I was competing for significantly less money but I could tell just by the way people spoke to me that I was not going to be treated with same respect as a school willing to pay my tuition and actively wants me to be part of the program. As far I know, Villanova has an excellent reputation. It is not like you would be putting "University of Phoenix" graduate on your resume. Haha! Obviously, there are no guarantees in any of this. Just because you go to a university with prestige does not mean you are going to make boat loads of money when you finish and repay your student loans with ease. A PBS documentary I watched showed that our income level correlates directly with our health and how many years we are going to live. Taking the making may prolong your life! Best of luck to you!

That makes more sense to me. It doesn't seem like money just disappears into thin air. Who is going to reposses it? Isn't that why they have waiting lists?

"Since you already have a Master's degree shouldn't you be working some fancy corporate job or on wall street and making over $80,000 already?" --People who obviously hadn't applied to a job in the past few years

They really lose the money is the student does not end up attending? That seems kind of bizarre. I know athletic scholarships don't work that way! Thank you for the feedback.

That makes sense. I really hope you are right!

I agree! Just think if you were a member of the selection committee and you were analyzing say 100 applications and every single applicant e-mailed you about status updates! It would probably get annoying and draw the process out longer than necessary. Unless extenuating circumstances try to refrain from pestering anyone.

Hey guys! I have been analyzing an e-mail that I received from a school I applied to for about a week and a half now. I have not heard word on acceptance or rejection yet. The e-mail sounds incredibly promising to me but of course there are no certanities. I would love some feedback from the smart people on this forum. This e-mail was received on March 9th 2012: Hello Christina, Our PhD admissions committee is meeting next Monday to review applications. We have identified you as a candidate we are particularly interested in. Please let me know if you are still interested in our program, or if you have already accepted another program's offer. Best regards... I sent an e-mail back saying that yes, I was still interested. I only applied to three schools for a PHD in Organizational Behavior and I have not heard anything back yet. This was sent a week and a half ago, does anybody have an idea of how long admission committees meet before they make a decision. Any help is immensely appreciated!

Hey guys! I have been analyzing an e-mail that I received from a school I applied to for about a week and a half now. I have not heard word on acceptance or rejection yet. The e-mail sounds incredibly promising to me but of course there are no certanities. I would love some feedback from the smart people on this forum. This e-mail was received on March 9th 2012: Hello Christina, Our PhD admissions committee is meeting next Monday to review applications. We have identified you as a candidate we are particularly interested in. Please let me know if you are still interested in our program, or if you have already accepted another program's offer. Best regards... I sent an e-mail back saying that yes, I was still interested. I only applied to three schools for a PHD in Organizational Behavior and I have not heard anything back yet. This was sent a week and a half ago, does anybody have an idea of how long admission committees meet before they make a decision. Any help is immensely appreciated!