Thraxz Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Well, I've been accepted to the Ph.D. program in Biology at UMass - Boston today. I'm kind of at a loss for words but still want to tell the world that I've succeeded. Dear Scott: Congratulations! It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been accepted to the Ph.D. Program in Biology. The goals of our Ph.D. program are two-fold: To provide you with the necessary knowledge and research skills to function as an independent investigator in your given field, and to afford you with supervised teaching experience to function as a valued colleague at an academic institution. An official letter of acceptance from the Office of Graduate Studies should arrive in the next couple of weeks. Please telephone or e-mail me as soon as possible with your decision whether you will accept our offer. I will be happy to answer any question that you have for making your decision. Dr. ****** will be acting as your faculty advisor. Your advisor is the person with whom you will be designing your course of study and your research plans. You should contact her to discuss research plans and information about registering for coursework. Your assistantship stipend is a full assistantship, involving a work obligation as a teaching assistant to the department of ** hours per week during the academic year. Your award as presently configured consists of $*****. Your assistantship also involves a full tuition remission and some additional financial benefits. This offer also includes an Education Operations fee waiver. There are, however, other student fees, which you will have to pay. You can go to the university website for further details. While the commitment embodied in this offer is for academic year '06-'07 only, the Biology program normally provides support for its Ph.D. graduate students for 5 years. Barring unforeseen circumstances, and assuming that you continue to make satisfactory academic progress, you should be able to expect a similar level of support during that timeframe. Additional supplementation after 5 years could be provided by your faculty mentor from any external grants. If you are also planning on applying for financial aid, please understand that your stipend is considered income, must be reported on your federal financial aid form, and will be considered in determining your financial aid allocation. Once again, congratulations and thank you for your interest in our program. I hope to hear (on a positive note!) from you soon. Best wishes, Gregory [last name edited out] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anospa Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Wow man, awesome!! Big congrats on that, and the grants, thats real nice!! Good luck, and have fun in Boston, I love this place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharmd24 Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Congratulations and Good Luck!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkyftw Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 congrats man Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubberDuck Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 WTG. Congrats Bud:cool: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blooz1 Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Congratulations Thraxz!! This must make ya feel like all the work over the past few years is starting to pay off! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Congrats man :beer GL with your studies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest area51 Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Very nice man...cool that you got the TA position right off. Full tuition waiver and stipend is the only way to grad school Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleDavid218 Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Awesome job! All of your hard work has paid off! It's possible that I'll be going to MIT in Boston in two years... maybe I'll cya there (in Boston, that is)! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkorb Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Very nice man, if you dont mind me asking, what was your average when applying? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewhoa Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 CONGRATS. I been looking at your microscope images they are sweet, can you put some description of each one? here is one i accidently made in photoshop.. looks like a specimen don't it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasr Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Great job and many congratulations! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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