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Hey everyone! I received my acceptance on the 20th and also was told that the first round of funding offers were all made. Does anyone know if the department provides funding of any sort other than the ones listed on their website? Also, I read on the financial aid website that for grad students the average cost (direct + indirect expenses) is about $67,000 per year. This seemed like a ridiculous amount to me but I was wondering what other people thought of this number. I also was wondering...is it just me or do the contacts seem like they want to avoid giving information? So far I have spoken to three professors, including Ortiz, and all are extremely slow in their responses to emails and seem to prefer referring me to someone else to have questions answered. I'm sorry if I'm sounding really negative. I was just really excited to be accepted into this program but just have been bummed out because of the lack of communication and attention to my questions. But congratulations everyone!