Withdrawn Offer?

[GoodyGood]

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This is my first thread, and so I hope someone else benefits from it as well. My question is about a university's ability and propensity to withdraw an offer of acceptance between the time it is extended and the April 1st/April 15th deadlines. Can this happen? If so, how often does this happen? Has anyone ever heard of this situation occurring? Call me paranoid, but this is what I am thinking about right now 🙂

 

[FranklinR]

This is my first thread, and so I hope someone else benefits from it as well. My question is about a university's ability and propensity to withdraw an offer of acceptance between the time it is extended and the April 1st/April 15th deadlines. Can this happen? If so, how often does this happen? Has anyone ever heard of this situation occurring? Call me paranoid, but this is what I am thinking about right now 🙂

Is it a written offer? As in a letter saying "Congratulations! Here's your offer" and signed at the bottom by someone vaguely authoritative?

Offers can be withdrawn if, for example, you don't finish the degree you are currently working on, or if your grades tank. But that's obviously rare, and would also obviously happen after April 15th.

Did something happen? Did something about you change?

I would think the school would be ethically obligated to honor the offer unless something pretty dramatic happened. Legally, I'm not so sure. They would certainly not want to get the reputation of randomly withdrawing offers.

I have never heard of it happening, to answer your question.

 

[GoodyGood]

Thanks for the response!

No, nothing has happened, nor do I expect it to. I ask the question more out of curiosity than actual fear. I sometimes indulge my mind in its self-centered fear predictions, and during this particular one, the economy tanks sometime before I formally accept the offer. After that, the university decides it no longer has the funds to support 7 students and decides to support only 3. I realize this scenario is highly unlikely, but I was curious if anything similar ever happens.

 

[deleted176373]

Thanks for the response!

No, nothing has happened, nor do I expect it to. I ask the question more out of curiosity than actual fear. I sometimes indulge my mind in its self-centered fear predictions, and during this particular one, the economy tanks sometime before I formally accept the offer. After that, the university decides it no longer has the funds to support 7 students and decides to support only 3. I realize this scenario is highly unlikely, but I was curious if anything similar ever happens.

Universities usually plan well in advance. If they are interviewing for a slot, and it's for a slot that is funded, it's not going to change, the money is already there. I have never heard of this happening, but I am sure that at some point, some where, it has. I just don't think this is an issue with any of the reputable programs.

Mark

 

[Wrinkles]

From what I understand, the APA has it worked out to where once an offer is given, the school cannot rescind it until April 15th. I would imagine this only applies to APA accredited schools. What schools can do is use financial aid to leverage an offer. They can offer you a 5,000/yr supplemental fellowship contingent on your acceptance of the offer within two weeks.

 

[GoodyGood]

From what I understand, the APA has it worked out to where once an offer is given, the school cannot rescind it until April 15th. I would imagine this only applies to APA accredited schools. What schools can do is use financial aid to leverage an offer. They can offer you a 5,000/yr supplemental fellowship contingent on your acceptance of the offer within two weeks.

That's what I wanted to hear! Thanks for the information. 👍