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I just sent off an email to decline a funded PhD offer with an additional fellowship at U of Tennessee - Knoxville. Hoping it opens a door for someone!

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38 minutes ago, ExileFromAFutureTime said:

I didn't expect to feel so much angst turning down offers. Anyone else feeling similarly? I'm dragging on sending out the emails. 

I just think of the dread and hope I felt being on waitlists. Makes it easier to send out those emails.

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Okay, the future is coming into focus.

Last week I declined York University's fully funded offer + fellowship (English).

Today I declined Purdue's fully funded offer + fellowship (American Studies).

I think the finality of the decision is what has been giving me trouble; the moment before deciding my life could go in multiple directions. By saying 'no' I'm giving up an alternate academic experience and a hypothetical life elsewhere. 

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