Hey guys!
I know those acceptances are slowly (almost too slowly) trickling in, but I thought I should start this post.
I'm writing this post as a sort of a catch-all for everyone who has been accepted but are now at a loss of what comes next. Whether it be choosing between schools, Financial Aid, moving, etc., I thought it would be helpful if we all could learn from each other.
-- I'll go first:
I've been accepted into one school so far , but their email was extremely vague. No date stated as a due date for commitment or no word on financial aid. It more or less said email us back if you accept or deny, and do so promptly. So I called up and asked a few questions, and the person on the phone had no information on any of this. However, she did state I NEEDED to say from now if I accepted or not, to recieve any kind of information on funding or any more information/instructions in general.
Something about this seems odd to me. How am I supposed to make a choice when I do not have the options in front of me? At the rate at which these programs are giving notifications, it is WAY too early for me to accept or deny. What if I accept and another school offers me better funding? Or if I hold out on my choice I could miss opportunities I could have gotten if I replied earlier. Wouldn't I be screwed?
I heard people in the past say you are not obligated to commit by a certain date...(Does anyone know this date for 2014?), but this seems to go directly against that.
Anyone? Im starting to go cross-eyed with all the stress thinking about all of this.
I know those acceptances are slowly (almost too slowly) trickling in, but I thought I should start this post.
I'm writing this post as a sort of a catch-all for everyone who has been accepted but are now at a loss of what comes next. Whether it be choosing between schools, Financial Aid, moving, etc., I thought it would be helpful if we all could learn from each other.
-- I'll go first:
I've been accepted into one school so far , but their email was extremely vague. No date stated as a due date for commitment or no word on financial aid. It more or less said email us back if you accept or deny, and do so promptly. So I called up and asked a few questions, and the person on the phone had no information on any of this. However, she did state I NEEDED to say from now if I accepted or not, to recieve any kind of information on funding or any more information/instructions in general.
Something about this seems odd to me. How am I supposed to make a choice when I do not have the options in front of me? At the rate at which these programs are giving notifications, it is WAY too early for me to accept or deny. What if I accept and another school offers me better funding? Or if I hold out on my choice I could miss opportunities I could have gotten if I replied earlier. Wouldn't I be screwed?
I heard people in the past say you are not obligated to commit by a certain date...(Does anyone know this date for 2014?), but this seems to go directly against that.
Anyone? Im starting to go cross-eyed with all the stress thinking about all of this.
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