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ACCEPTING
AN OFFER
Most programs have set April 15 as the
deadline for applicants to make a decision either to accept or reject an
offer of Fall admission and financial aid. Typically, during the weeks
before this date, programs will notify those applicants they are most
interested in accepting. Here are some hints for dealing with the
acceptance process. First, as soon as you have two offers, decide which
one is better and politely refuse the other. Repeat this process each
time you receive a new offer. As soon as you get a satisfactory offer
from the program of your choice, accept the offer and advise the other
schools of your decision. This will allow the other schools to make an
offer to another student. If you are pressured into accepting an offer
before April 15, realize that you are within your rights to change your
mind and accept another offer before this date. If, however, you have
voluntarily accepted an offer, either before or after April 15, do not
take your obligation lightly. Attempts to be released from an agreement
can harm your reputation and that of your references as well. Finally,
if you have no offers by April 15, you still may have a chance for
admission to a program. Vacancies occasionally appear after the deadline
for a variety of reasons (e.g., a change in career plans by another
student or a new grant is funded). If you have not received any
information from a program by the deadline, feel free to inquire about
the status of your application.
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