nemanja

dear Elisabeth, My name is Nemanja; I had applied for M.A. in media studies at the New School University in New York, but I received a letter of acceptance quite late and couldn't prepare to move to New York right now (visa, funds, etc). I need to call the admissions to tell inform them about the problem and ask if I can begin my studies in Fall semester 2007 instead of spring semester 2007, but I wanted to ask you first about your opinion. Practically, I can say that I was pretty optimistic when applied for spring semester, and now I've got myself in the trouble. In the letter which I received from the University I was offered a 25% of expanses as the award so I had to cover the rest of the costs, which is the amount of money that I can raise during following months. Can you give me the instruction how to negotiate that issue, how to explain that I am still very confident to study at the New School, but that there are obstacles for me to start in spring semester. Thank you very much for any kind of help or advice. Greetings, Nemanja B.