No funding admission...accept now and maybe say no later?

[kraus]

Hi everyone,

I have an acceptance with no funding currently. When I asked the department (where funding info is supposed to come from), they said I will be notified in 3-4 weeks (so mid-May?). This is a Canadian university and maybe that's why the lateness. I am waiting on 3 other universities (all in Canada) and although it's late, I am hoping and praying. I have seen stories of hope here in the forums and I am not giving up.

Can I accept the offer now and say no if they don't provide decent funding for me to be able to attend graduate school?

Thanks

[victor.s.andrei]

I am waiting on 3 other universities (all in Canada) and although it's late, I am hoping and praying. I have seen stories of hope here in the forums and I am not giving up.

Have you contacted the other schools to request an update on the status of your application?

[kraus]

Yeah. They said I would hear back by end of April or in May.

[nickus]

I have an offer with partial tuition waiver to be confirmed by 1st of May. Can I accept it and decline later on? I still have two decisions pending, which I am hoping will be out by then. But in case they don't what should I do?!

[TMP]

I have an offer with partial tuition waiver to be confirmed by 1st of May. Can I accept it and decline later on? I still have two decisions pending, which I am hoping will be out by then. But in case they don't what should I do?!

Simple. Tell the other schools that you have an offer with partial funding in hand and you need to decide by May 2nd, and, at the same time, ask that school if you can have a few days' extension because you're still waiting on decisions from other places.