bgav Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yesterday I got an acceptance to one of the Ph.D. programs I applied to. In the letter, the program said that they wanted me to tell them by February 15th (at the latest) whether I am going to enroll. I am definitely interested in enrolling at school, but I don't think I can make a decision by the 15th. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurenA Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Have you contacted the department to see if an extension is available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgav Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Have you contacted the department to see if an extension is available? No, I haven't. Thanks for the suggestion, I had no idea that was even possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurenA Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I've heard of it happening, but I'm sure it varies widely based on your field. But I can't imagine it would hurt to ask (the grad coordinator at least wouldn't care, I'm sure) Good luck! bgav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialpsych Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Are they part of the CGS? If so, they need to give you until April. http://www.cgsnet.org/?tabid=201 bgav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnlikelyGrad Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yesterday I got an acceptance to one of the Ph.D. programs I applied to. In the letter, the program said that they wanted me to tell them by February 15th (at the latest) whether I am going to enroll. I am definitely interested in enrolling at school, but I don't think I can make a decision by the 15th. Any advice? The offer I ended up accepting had a March 31 deadline. I contacted them and said that I was definitely interested, but I didn't feel like I could make a final decision until early April, as one of my school visits was scheduled for April 2. They said that, since I'd let them know, it was fine to take longer. They wanted to know before April 15 so that, if I were going to turn them down, they could offer someone else my funding before the April 15 deadline. Basically I think people don't want an applicant to be stringing along 5+ schools until the very last minute...this was one of my top 2 choices (I told them so when I asked for an extension) so they were happy to give me extra time. bgav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgav Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thanks for all the info. I'll wait a bit and then see if I can get an extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Yang Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 also thanks from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profound_g Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) And from me. EDIT: The PDF version says "The following list includes CGS member institutions that indicated their support of the Resolution." There's not a full overlap between that list and a full list of members. It would seem that those who have not "indicated their support" are not bound by it? Edited January 31, 2010 by profound_g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 My understanding of CGS has been that it only applies to funded offers. At any rate, I second everything UnlikelyGrad has said. Schools don't want a bunch of applicants stringing them along and, in these days of tight finances, probably want the opportunity to offer the funding to another qualified applicant who they might otherwise have to reject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profound_g Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 "funded offers"? What other kind is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziz Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I had the same problem. I just contacted the school and asked them to push it back to April 1 (from Feb 3) and they said no problem. It wasn't even an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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