<p>@QuietType - thank you for a very informative response!</p>
<p>@AwesomeOpossum - I totally did not mean to imply that she was at a unique disadvantage with the 3 week window. It was just one of those moments where we couldn’t pile any more on her plate. And if the consequence is no additional merit - of course that is a consequence we accept. </p>
<p>We are not yet ready to approach Pitt to try and negotiate - we figure the best time to do that is the moment she would be ready to accept the offer if financially feasible. But we wanted to be ready since we are complete and total novices at all this. </p>
<p>Thanks for the comments all!</p>