Still waiting for funding

[lpeppersauce]

Sorry, just a bit of a rant:

 

After I submitted my applications, I resigned myself to waiting months for admissions decisions, and I was fine with that (ok, stressed as hell, but that's beside the point).  I didn't expect to have to wait this long to hear about funding, though.  I've heard all my admissions results, and not a word about funding from the three schools I was admitted to.  One, I applied to a particular fellowship, and when I submitted the application I got a reply that said, "It may take awhile."  No idea how long awhile is.  One, I've been invited to a visit in a week, and the invitation said, "You may hear about funding soon.  if you don't, the visit is a great time to come meet the faculty and beg them for money."  (It used different words, but that's what it meant.)  The third, I haven't even gotten an official acceptance yet, but I was invited to a recruitment weekend almost a month ago, which I was told was an unofficial acceptance.  While I was there, they said that they have plenty of funding, no one goes unfunded, it's not a problem.  Well, that's great, but I'd love to hear something official.

 

Is it typical to have to wait weeks or even months after an acceptance to hear about funding?  I mean, acceptances are great, but I just can't afford to go without full funding, so I still can't make any real decisions.  And the waiting game goes on and on and on ...

[TeaGirl]

Most of the schools I've been accepted to haven't sent out funding decisions yet either, and of course unless I get funding I can't go. They seem to send out acceptances first and decide on funding later. I did get contacted by a couple of professors though.