WorkingItOut Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 [posted elsewhere before I realized this board was probably a better fit; got some good advice (thanks, rising_star!), but wanted to see if there are a few more perspectives over here] My situation is as follows: I accepted my fully-funded MA/PhD offer from UW-Madison before the April 15th deadline. I had visited the department and feel very positive about the city, the people, the program, and the research fit. UW-Madison is very highly regarded in my field. On April 16th, I received notice from Yale that I have been offered a similarly generous package in their PhD program. This is also a great department and seems like an excellent research fit, however I cannot comment on the people or the department culture as I had not visited (the acceptance is something of a surprise). I am a little bit starstruck by the prestigious name of the institution I'd love to hear some input on what I should do. It seems like there might be some flexibility in declining my first offer, although I'm still not sure if that is what I should/want to do. It is my intention to pursue an academic career in my Humanities-related field. Any thoughts? Other info: undergraduate student coming from small international liberal arts school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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