I was very shocked to get accepted to Marketing at Rutgers, considering I have only heard from 1 of my 8 other schools(All these schools are ranked worse. 75-100 in the research rankings) Obviously, I didn't get funding, and I just found out they accept a lot with few getting funding. I also found out that they have that test in the first/second year, and few of the students pass. Just being candid, but I know that I'm at the lower "skill/smarts" of the PhD group. I have till April 15th. I'm guessing I'm on the waitlist at others because they haven't rejected me yet. Should I email the others now? If I get in to any of the others, is it worth going to a worse/off school if I'm more comfortable? The other schools are: Missouri, Texas/Arlington, Kent State, FAU, Rhode Island, ODU. Nothing great, but still recongnized schools. thanks