Accepted, could I reapply next year?

Graduate School
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<p>I have ONE school in mind, on the other side of the country, that I recently applied and was accepted to.</p>

<p>I was offered a minor merit-based scholarship from the school, not nearly enough to scratch the surface of the debt I'd be in once I graduate.</p>

<p>Given the major expense (tuition, the move, etc.) that I'd have to manage VERY soon, I have decided that it is probably best that I wait at least another year.</p>

<p>Does it reflect poorly on applicants to reject and offer and reapply at a later date?</p>

<p>I really want to attend this school, but I simply CANNOT accept and arrange everything by the fall.</p>

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<p>Call them and talk to you about your situation. Worst case you are where are you are now, but you never know. Many times they can be quite understanding!</p>

3

<p>You can often defer acceptances up to one year.</p>

4

<p>Talk to them about your concerns. They might give you a moving bonus as a friend did receive one from her PhD program. It wasn’t even explicit in her package- she only found out later when the department sent out a welcome e-mail.</p>