Masters Question

[rendal]

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Hey guys, this question is not related to dental school at all, but since there are no forums on here related to the program I'm talking about, I figured I would ask my fellow pre-dents.

My girlfriend is currently applying for PHD programs in psychology. In addition to the PHD programs, she also applied to a masters program as a sort of back-up in case she didn't get in anywhere else. She interviewed and was just accepted to that masters program today (woot). In her acceptance e-mail, they said that they wanted a response within 10 days on whether or not she will be attending. There is no deposit.

My first reaction was "No deposit??? Sign your a$$ up!" But I'm a bit apprehensive because of the wording of the acceptance e-mail. They didn't say anything about "holding the spot", just a yes or no. I'm not sure it is as common/understandable to say "yes" to an offer and then change your mind as it is with dental school, and I don't think it's a good idea to call and ask because then she's telling them that she's waiting on other options.

Does anyone who has maybe done a masters program know how this works?

Thanks in advance.

 

[dentalgirl7893]

Hey guys, this question is not related to dental school at all, but since there are no forums on here related to the program I'm talking about, I figured I would ask my fellow pre-dents.

My girlfriend is currently applying for PHD programs in psychology. In addition to the PHD programs, she also applied to a masters program as a sort of back-up in case she didn't get in anywhere else. She interviewed and was just accepted to that masters program today (woot). In her acceptance e-mail, they said that they wanted a response within 10 days on whether or not she will be attending. There is no deposit.

My first reaction was "No deposit??? Sign your a$$ up!" But I'm a bit apprehensive because of the wording of the acceptance e-mail. They didn't say anything about "holding the spot", just a yes or no. I'm not sure it is as common/understandable to say "yes" to an offer and then change your mind as it is with dental school, and I don't think it's a good idea to call and ask because then she's telling them that she's waiting on other options.

Does anyone who has maybe done a masters program know how this works?

Thanks in advance.

I don't think it's a bad idea to call and ask. They can't rescind her offer over that. She can just say "I wanted to check for sure what it means when I'm saying I'm accepting this spot." That's her best bet. Congrats to her! Power couple