Recommend for admission= I'm in?

[hmhsiaw]

Got a letter from a phd program that I applied to. It says that I am recommended to the graduate school for admission and the graduate school will send me a formal offer letter in Feb. Does this mean I am accepted? Or does the graduate school make the final admission decision? 

Thanks!

[nanoE]

I think the graduate school still does some basic checks .. but for all intents and purposes, yes. I think you are in! Congrats !!

Edited January 14, 2015 by nanoE

[Vene]

You are 99% accepted. It means the program wants to accept you, but need the graduate college to process everything. In rare cases a candidate is denied admission, typically because they don't meet some minimum requirement (such as too low of a TOEFL score or below minimum GPA). Even then, the program could argue on the candidate's behalf to get the requirement waived.

So, basically, you're in. Congratulations.

[FoggyAnhinga]

Got a letter from a phd program that I applied to. It says that I am recommended to the graduate school for admission and the graduate school will send me a formal offer letter in Feb. Does this mean I am accepted? Or does the graduate school make the final admission decision? 

Thanks!

Congrats!! Yes you are definitely in. After you receive your formal letter they'll probably ask you to have your previous universities mail official transcript copies, which should be a piece of cake. Nicely done!