University of Rhode Island

[ssundva]

Someone posted an acceptance from URI. Anyone want to claim it? Would it be terribly impolite to ask what kind of funding was attached to the offer? Thanks and congrats!

[J-Marquette]

Not a lot of information, yet. This morning I received an email that said I'd been accepted and nominated for a teaching assistantship. The specific funding information is posted on their website at http://www.uri.edu/gsadmis/GradFormsPage.html. Look towards the bottom for a Graduate Assistantship memo. Since I've received a handful of rejections thus far, I am pretty excited about this one.

Good luck,

-j

Someone posted an acceptance from URI. Anyone want to claim it? Would it be terribly impolite to ask what kind of funding was attached to the offer? Thanks and congrats!

[J-Marquette]

Has anybody else been accepted to U of Rhode Island? I'm curious how to handle this decision-by-March-15th business. I still have five schools left to hear from and only nine days left to make a decision. I've seen from some older posts that this is a recurring issue.

[lyonessrampant]

Do they belong to the Council of Universities( or something like that. . . Google and you'll get the right name)? They probably do. If so they can try to bully you into telling them before March 15 but ultimately they can't force you to tell them before April 15. Good luck!

[spartaca]

When I was applying, I encountered this problem with URI as well. Since by mid-March, theirs was the only admissions offer with funding I'd received, I accepted. I subsequently received a better-for-me offer and ended up rescinding my acceptance of URI's. Since I'd dealt mainly with the grad secretary there and considering it was only a few days after I had accepted, I simply emailed the grad secretary and explained the situation. She responded with understanding.

This seems to be their style, which is unfortunate; I know it caused me unnecessary extra stress. And if you're seriously considering their offer, I don't want to sway your feelings about the department in any way. That said, I'd attempted emailing the DGS a few times with questions re: the program, grad student life, housing contacts, and, most importantly, wondering if I could have more time before making a decision. She didn't respond to any of these emails, which was disheartening. The lack of an answer about the "deadline" is what impelled me to accept but, ironically, also made me feel a lot less bad about rescinding.

If I were you, I'd wait until a few days before the 15th (this Friday, perhaps?), and call or email with a request for more time if you still need it. Since it's against accepted protocol to require a decision before April 15, I wouldn't worry too much. Just try to cover your ass & communicate your needs.

[J-Marquette]

When I was applying, I encountered this problem with URI as well. Since by mid-March, theirs was the only admissions offer with funding I'd received, I accepted. I subsequently received a better-for-me offer and ended up rescinding my acceptance of URI's. Since I'd dealt mainly with the grad secretary there and considering it was only a few days after I had accepted, I simply emailed the grad secretary and explained the situation. She responded with understanding.

This seems to be their style, which is unfortunate; I know it caused me unnecessary extra stress. And if you're seriously considering their offer, I don't want to sway your feelings about the department in any way. That said, I'd attempted emailing the DGS a few times with questions re: the program, grad student life, housing contacts, and, most importantly, wondering if I could have more time before making a decision. She didn't respond to any of these emails, which was disheartening. The lack of an answer about the "deadline" is what impelled me to accept but, ironically, also made me feel a lot less bad about rescinding.

If I were you, I'd wait until a few days before the 15th (this Friday, perhaps?), and call or email with a request for more time if you still need it. Since it's against accepted protocol to require a decision before April 15, I wouldn't worry too much. Just try to cover your ass & communicate your needs.

Thanks for the advice. It sounds like a good plan.

[ssundva]

Not a lot of information, yet. This morning I received an email that said I'd been accepted and nominated for a teaching assistantship. The specific funding information is posted on their website at http://www.uri.edu/g...FormsPage.html. Look towards the bottom for a Graduate Assistantship memo. Since I've received a handful of rejections thus far, I am pretty excited about this one.

Good luck,

-j

Just out of curiosity, did your e-mail come from the English department, the College of Arts and Sciences or the Graduate College--or a combination therein? Thanks!

[barronm]

I was just admitted to the University of Rhode Island yesterday, via an email from from the Graduate School, not the English department. The email indicated that I would receive a seperate email from the English department notifying me of funding offers--nothing yet. The email also told me to contact the DGS immediately to learn the deadline for acceptance, program info, etc. I haven't heard back yet, and from the discussion here I am thinking I am going to have to call---I am worried that A) they won't get back to me in time, and There is no funding, which seems to be a trend....