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Thank you so much Trammy for your time and the insightful information on ta and graduate housing. I have given my acceptance to UCSD (without funding). I will wait out for the end of the month for funding opportunities..hopefully someone rejects an ucsd funded offer and i could get it :roll: Moreover, if it really comes to joining ucsd without aid, then as you said i still may have a chance to get a ta / ra once i land up in the univ. And since i am admitted without aid, i can decline the offer later as well if i choose to do so for some reason. One of such reasons could be that i get something from purdue or university of minnesota where i am currently wait-listed. Its nice to know that you work in materials science. i worked in continuum mechanics for my masters project and thoroughly enjoyed the math ! i went through a few books regarding the project but found d.c.leigh's "non-linear continuum mechanics" really helpful.

thanks for the advice trammy and wish you best luck with your funding issue! i just mailed Dr. Sutanu Sarkar (Chair of Graduate Affairs Committee) for any available funds but he wrote back saying that unfortunately they dont have financial aid (RA or TA) available :shock: Not sure if he is the admissions committee head however (i have to check out on that). Am waiting for a reply from my provisional faculty adviser Prof. Stephen LLewelyn. I'll probably call him up tomorrow. Meanwhile it would be great to know from any mechanical engg. student at ucsd if there are faculty in the dept looking for research assistants in fluid mechanics or controls. i could approach them for funding. thank you very much and best wishes !

Thank you so much LaraAnn85. I dont know anybody personally at ucsd...and so i would really appreciate information of that kind. i've written to a phd student at the mechanical dept. and am eagerly waiting for a reply.

Hi guys, Was really thrilled to find this site; i immediately registered myself and here i go firing away my first question to the group.I am very glad to see people who are willing to assist and help prospective/fellow graduates with their problems. I am an international student from India and i got an admit from the mechanical engg. dept at ucsd for PhD, fall 2008. was really excited to hear the news but was disappointed for not having got any aid. i have been writing mails to professors at the dept. for ra/ ta ship but dont find any replies in my mailbox. i had even written to the director of graduate studies of my plight but still no response at all. the school needs that i inform them of my decision by 15th of this month...so am frantically looking for help. 1. should i call the professors? 2. what are the chances of getting funding once i land up at the univ 3. how bad is the idea of walking into a grad school that doesnt fund me as a phd student? ucsd is a great school to pursue my ambitions but the idea of loans and stuff really scares me. thank you very much