lundi 9 février 2015

Disclosing consideration for funded Master's during PhD program admissions


As an undergraduate in the admissions process for a PhD program, should I disclose my status as a finalist for a prestigious fellowship that would fund a Master's program after being offered admission to a PhD program?


If so, when is the appropriate and responsible time to disclose this information?


Importantly, if I were to receive the MA fellowship, I would certainly accept due to its prestige.


My concerns are two-fold:


1) I do not wish to lessen my bargaining power by disclosing this information too early in the admissions process (i.e. during negotiations over PhD funding).


2) I do not wish to provoke the ire of admissions boards and department faculties by withholding this information until too far into the admissions process.


In terms of a timeline, notification for MA fellowship recipients will be made between March and late April.





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