Should I hope

[bitou2010]

I recieved this email from the graduate program director at umass , and it sounds as if I'm on the waitlist for TA position. Please tell me if I have the right to be hopeful about this... the email is below:

"The department has only a few TA positions for the Statistics M.S program for fall 2012.

Offers have been made to a number of applicants, who are not obligated

to reply until April 15.

I expect that we will hear soon from some of those people whom we have

admitted while others might wait until April 15.

In short, the situation is still fluid.

As soon as we make a decision on your application, we will contact you..".

I crossed my finger now so someonoe decline..

[new_to_kin]

I read it as this:

That there are more grads than TA positions. You haven't been offered one. If someone declines you might or might not be offered their spot. It would depend on where you are on the list of priority (you could ask) and prob whether you are a Masters or PhD student. They will prob give preference to PhDs.

HTH

[bitou2010]

I'm a Master student , but he told me earlier this month that I was close to the cutoof

[dextermorgan]

I think the best thing then to do it wait and hope for the best