Not letting a school know you accepted another offer

[Sleepy]

I have accepted an offer from a good program already.

I also got into my safety school where they have no April 15th deadline.

They said that they will let me know late April whether or not I will be receiving funding and then I can make a decision whether or not I want to attend.

I'm kinda curious to know whether or not I get funding.

Do you think it is ok to wait for the funding offer before I decline, or I should I decline right away?

[ComeBackZinc]

If you're sure, decline. You'll likely be opening your spot up for somebody else.

[joops]

If you have accepted another offer, then it is highly unethical to wait around to decline another out of curiousity. If you're sure, you should decline the offer right away.

[borderlands]

As soon as I took a decision, I let the other graduate programs know where I was going. If you are not taking their offer serious then decline it!

[hejduk]

Unethical? When you have to ask a question like that, then you've probably answered it yourself.

If you've made a decision, then you've done just that; let the other schools know so that someone else can get the spot. If nothing else, it's common decency and KARMA!

[Sleepy]

You people are really making me out as some villain.

I emailed the admissions coordinator in february and she told me to wait till april for a funding decision.

She told me that there is no deadline.

[one eyed rex]

I don't think people are implying you're a villain - just pointing out what the appropriate etiquette is in this situation. You're wasting people's time to satisfy a "kinda" curiosity, and that's iffy at best, IMO.

[juilletmercredi]

Are you waiting because Program 1 did not give you funding and you are curious as to whether Program 2 will give you funding, and plan to switch?

If you have no intention of declining Program 1 to go to Program 2 regardless of the decision, then you should just withdraw your application already. What's the point?