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Yes, I'm sure, it exactly in the conditions of the offer. Unfortunately, I got only one letter, the letter of acceptance. I guess I will just send him a thank-you letter (for the assistantship and how i wiling to work with him since my current research actually related to his) and ask him whether I need to read some specific stuff to prepare myself before entering his lab.

I applied to Computer Science because I want to continue my education there. When I was searching for an advisor to mention in my SoP I mistakenly assumed that the one I found works for CS Department (others who work in his field work in CS departments)

Pears, thank you for your reply. They both work in computer related field. Professor from my SoP works for Engineering Department, but professor who offered a research assistantship works for Computer Science department (to which I applied) and actually he is a chairman of CS department. He actually does a really interesting research and I am related to it, but I feel like this stupid mistake would make him think that I'm imposed to do it and treat me like an outcast. (Those sentences probably sound messy, but I hope you get the point)

I made a huge mistake in my SoP. As expected, I mentioned a particular professor with whom I would like to do a research. But. A few weeks ago I received an acceptance letter with financial support information and there was an offer of assistantship from a different professor. I was confused and decided to google, maybe professor from my SoP retired this year or something. It appeared to be worse. He actually works for a different department. They both work in the same area, but still. Now, without understanding how the miracle of acceptance had happen, I want to ask you for an advice. First, I definitely should send a thank-you letter for the offer. Obviously we haven't had an interview, so I want to ask him some questions, like maybe he wants me somehow prepare before arriving, but I don't want to look like a lost student. P.S. To avoid some negative sense of this college, I have to say it's in top 20 according to US News