Wei_Yu Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I just received an email from the program director, saying" I will be asking my colleagues to extend a PhD student offer to you" What does that EXACTLY mean? I assume I get the position, right？ Or the professor just means that he will recommend me.. PLS help. I'm really worried now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah-bellum Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 In my experience, the acceptance process usually went like this: Interview with prof of interest and possibly other faculty members Prof decides they would like to take you on as a student Prof recommends to the department that they accept you Department approves decision Department sends official acceptance Basically, the departmental approval is there to make sure that no really sub-par students get in - they might check out things like your grades, GRE scores if you took them, etc. I get the sense that it's not too common for departments to disapprove of a candidate once a prof has recommended them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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