This morning, I received notice of acceptance by the Department of MAE at UVA. I will paste the text of the message below:
“Dear [Nobrainer],
You will shortly receive (by mail) an offer of acceptance and financial
support from the University of Virginia. The financial support offer
will be a combination of teaching assistantship and fellowship monies
for a total support of $1,300/month stipend plus full tuition. In
addition, you will be nominated for both Dean’s and Chair’s fellowships:
based on your very strong academic credentials, you are very likely to
be selected. These fellowships can total up to $3000 per year.
Our assumption is that you will identify an advisor who will provide you
with a graduate research assistantship starting June 2005, although it
would be possible to convert to a graduate research assistantship sooner
if funding is available. Based on your wide interests including
vibration and automobile safety, we are very confident that you will
quickly find the right connection.
I hope that you will consider this offer very strongly. If I can
provide you with additional information to help you in making your
decision, please don’t hesitated to call on me.
Sincerely,
Eric H. Maslen
Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Virginia”
