April 15 Deadline with No a Financial Aid?

[Tma27]

Hi everyone. I am a little confused about the April 15 deadline. I am applying to programs where assistantships cover tuition. However, if I have not secured an assistantship at this time, do I have to commit by the 15th? It was my understanding that the 15th was the deadline for if you were offered financial aid. Thank you for any and all help!

[Warelin]

April 15th is the deadline for accepting (and rejecting) offers of financial support for universities part of the CGS. There might be a different university deadline for offers without financial support.

[TakeruK]

The deadline should be specified on the offer letter. The CGS April 15 resolution is just something the graduate schools agreed upon, but it doesn't automatically apply to every offer unless the graduate school wrote it out in your individual offer letter.

If your offer letter does not have a deadline specified, it would be a good idea to ask them.