rabbitfeet Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Hi, I need some advice about whether I handled this situation poorly. Without revealing too much sensitive information, I was notified a few days ago by my POI from PhD program at school A that the faculty had their official meeting about applicants and that it was decided then that I will receive an offer for admission. The research match is almost perfect, but still have not heard anything regarding an interview from school B (and have learned from the threads here that they have not yet even sent interview invitations out). They are both very solid choices and a great fit for me. My POI from school A asked me to let her know when I was sure of my decision (yes or no) because she has other students on a waitlist. I told her how happy I was about the acceptance etc. and that her program was also my top choice, but I still had another application whose decision i was waiting on (for formality's sake). Does that come off as disrespectful? I don't know the etiquette for this type of situation and if it was rude, how can I redeem myself? I'm having a minor meltdown as other people have told me that I should not have said anything about another school and I came off as ungrateful. HELP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 That is perfectly acceptable behavior. Do not worry in the slightest. rabbitfeet and Unimpressed3D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 You weren't being disrespectful, you were being honest. rabbitfeet and Unimpressed3D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neist Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 1 hour ago, iphi said: That is perfectly acceptable behavior. Do not worry in the slightest. I agree. What you said was cordial. If your POI get's upset about it, maybe that's something telling about their personality. I didn't think you did anything unacceptable, at any rate. Unimpressed3D and rabbitfeet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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