amandacarol1215 Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Ok, so here is the situation. I interviewed for a PhD position at my top choice school and received an acceptance for the Educational Specialist program, while being put on the wait list for the PhD program. I have contacted the Department chair twice and as of last week the committee was meeting on Tuesday (yesterday) to discuss all of the wait listed applicants and he would get back to us shortly. So right now, I'm sitting on my EdS offer and hoping for the PhD offer. When do you think I should hear back from them? And how? April 15th is FRIDAY and I don't want to miss out on anything. What would you all do?
renster Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) Are you considering any other programs? If you not considering other programs, then are you willing to spend the money (on a master's degree?) if you don't get into the PhD? If so, I would accept the offer and wait to see if you are then admitted into the PhD program. If you are not willing to pay for the masters, try to determine the likelihood of your acceptance into a PhD program if you were to apply again next year. If you feel that there is a high likelihood, either decline and try again next year OR accept, wait for the PhD result, and if you are not accepted into the PhD withdraw. You may wreck your chances at getting into that particular school for next year if you withdraw, however. Another thought - does the program ever allow people to transfer into the PhD program in the second year? If so, this might also be a good option. Good luck! Ok, so here is the situation. I interviewed for a PhD position at my top choice school and received an acceptance for the Educational Specialist program, while being put on the wait list for the PhD program. I have contacted the Department chair twice and as of last week the committee was meeting on Tuesday (yesterday) to discuss all of the wait listed applicants and he would get back to us shortly. So right now, I'm sitting on my EdS offer and hoping for the PhD offer. When do you think I should hear back from them? And how? April 15th is FRIDAY and I don't want to miss out on anything. What would you all do? Edited April 13, 2011 by renster
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