Emailing program for results.

[verdandi]

I don't know if other people asked this before or if there is another place I could go to post this question, I searched and couldn't find anything, so I'm sorry if this is in the wrong place because this is my first time making a post here.

I was accepted into my second PhD choice but I'm still waiting on the interview response of my top choice, both on the field of Molecular Biology. As an international applicant I feel this is a huge deal and I don't want to miss the opportunity my second option is giving me.

So my question is: how bad is to email my first option explaining the situation and seeing if they already have a result or asking when the results will be out? Has anyone here been in this kind of situation before?

[cropop]

It's common to ask for a status update but I might be wary about explaining that you already have an acceptance. Just say something like you really want the opportunity to attend there and you are asking for a status update.