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Post-Application: Acceptance and Rejection
Once the application process is completed, graduate programs determine to which students they will make admissions offers. Although acceptance by more than one school will provide choices, it can potentially contribute to more stress and anxiety. During the waiting and acceptance/rejection period, it is important to keep the following suggestions in mind:
- Remember that a prospective student must also decide whether to accept or reject a program’s offer for admission.
- Thinking about how to respond to possible acceptance/rejection scenarios, especially if the student has applied to more than one program, is crucial.
- Although ranking one’s preferences for graduate programs is helpful, the acceptance/rejection process can be complex. For example, a student who has not heard from his or her first choice for a graduate program may receive an offer from their second choice. In this situation, the student could choose one of several options: a)immediately reject the offer; b)immediately accept the offer rather than wait to hear from their first choice; or c) ask for time to make a decision and contact their first choice to see if they are still being considered or wait to hear from the program.
- Seek support (e.g., parents, friends, faculty, counselors at CDC & Winton Health Services) when going through the application process.
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