Signup date: 12 Apr 2008 at 12:53pm
Last login: 12 Apr 2008 at 11:53am
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I have a studentship interview.
Just realised that the fact I have no applied anywhere but this Uni might not be looked upon so well.
I havent applied anywhere else mostly because I have officially been accepted for the phD and the interview is for funding only. When I found out I got in, I 'post-poned' my applications elsewhere on account of the fact that this institution is my first choice.
So when they ask me the dreaded 'have you applied anywhere else' question and I gleefully reply with 'noooo' they are blatantly going to retort with 'why not, you cant be that serious about you're career'
clearly this will culminate in a downward spiral of - o so you think you're going to get the funding do you?- what if we reject you?- havent you missed deadlines for other uni's?- and so on
Even if I had responded with 'yes i have applied here here and here' their retort would be crappy.
I know I've put all my eggs into one basket but I'm clinging onto the fact that I have an offer... anybody with a similar experience/ more strategic way to phrase what Im trying to say?
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