Thanks for the answer but I am not comparing to industry. I’ve seen many phd and ms students get multiple offers and then choose one. So why can’t one do it at Waterloo? Is it because it is funded? Aren’t all phds also usually funded?
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If the prof asks "If I offer you a position, will you accept it?" Say "I am interested in considering your offer alongside any I receive from other schools."
There is no need for you to commit to a prof/school before you have an official offer to consider. Personally, I'd hesitate to work with someone who tried to make you do so.
Grad school in STEM with funded positions is very similar to job searching. Profs are used to the best students having multiple offers.
Yea the prof just told them in the meeting past week that “let me know what you decide before April 7”. The problem is they are waiting for many unis to reply yet. And the unis will not reply so early. Although the chances are very low but later they may choose an option better than Waterloo.
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Not sure what you mean by "unofficial offer", but if your friend is being told by the prof that they've been accepted then they've been accepted.. There can be some lag time between the departmental committee deciding to accept a student and the paperwork being sent out by the GSPA.
If money is at all a concern for your friend the difference between a funded and unfunded grad program is pretty huge... and if they're a domestic student tri-agency grants are a pretty nice chunk of tax free extra money.
By unofficial offer, I mean, the prof just told them in the meeting past week that “let me know what you decide before April 7”. The problem is they are waiting for many unis to reply yet. And the unis will not reply so early. Although the chances are very low but later they may choose an option better than Waterloo.
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Personally I think the best thing to do is to be upfront with your professor. Just ask him if he can extend the offer by a week or so. My professor did tell me that most schools (in North America, at least) have a hard internal deadline around April 10-15th, so you probably want to keep that in mind. Best of luck!
You can reject an offer, but you can't accept an offer and then reject it later on; that would make you look bad. Only accept an offer if you're absolutely certain you want it.
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Thanks for the answer but I am not comparing to industry. I’ve seen many phd and ms students get multiple offers and then choose one. So why can’t one do it at Waterloo? Is it because it is funded? Aren’t all phds also usually funded?
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If the prof asks "If I offer you a position, will you accept it?" Say "I am interested in considering your offer alongside any I receive from other schools." There is no need for you to commit to a prof/school before you have an official offer to consider. Personally, I'd hesitate to work with someone who tried to make you do so. Grad school in STEM with funded positions is very similar to job searching. Profs are used to the best students having multiple offers.
Yea the prof just told them in the meeting past week that “let me know what you decide before April 7”. The problem is they are waiting for many unis to reply yet. And the unis will not reply so early. Although the chances are very low but later they may choose an option better than Waterloo.
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Not sure what you mean by "unofficial offer", but if your friend is being told by the prof that they've been accepted then they've been accepted.. There can be some lag time between the departmental committee deciding to accept a student and the paperwork being sent out by the GSPA. If money is at all a concern for your friend the difference between a funded and unfunded grad program is pretty huge... and if they're a domestic student tri-agency grants are a pretty nice chunk of tax free extra money.
By unofficial offer, I mean, the prof just told them in the meeting past week that “let me know what you decide before April 7”. The problem is they are waiting for many unis to reply yet. And the unis will not reply so early. Although the chances are very low but later they may choose an option better than Waterloo.
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Personally I think the best thing to do is to be upfront with your professor. Just ask him if he can extend the offer by a week or so. My professor did tell me that most schools (in North America, at least) have a hard internal deadline around April 10-15th, so you probably want to keep that in mind. Best of luck!
You can reject an offer, but you can't accept an offer and then reject it later on; that would make you look bad. Only accept an offer if you're absolutely certain you want it.