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0 pointsneilc16y ago0 comments

Top-tier PhD programs almost never allow students to defer an acceptance offer

At least in CS, all the top schools I'm aware of usually allow you to defer an acceptance offer (IIRC 6 months for MIT, 1 year for Stanford/Berkeley/etc.).

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jlees16y ago

Deferred mine for a term (3/4 months) at Cambridge so I could go pretend I made video games for a living.

jack789016y ago

Okay, maybe it varies by subject. I know that for a few domains that I've explored (econ and finance) no schools allow deferrals.

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