yanjun

Is there someone has received financial assistanship from UCSB PhD program in political science Fall 2012 ? The admission letter from Department says " Although we are unable to offer you financial assistance at this time, we shall contact you if we are able to find some first-year money or a TAship for you in the coming months. " My undergrad GPA 3.65 master GPA 3.92 Toefl:95 GRE: 155+160+3.5 the possibility for financial support very low? should I contact the graduate director or my advisor asking for money? UCSB seems to only have limited fund to distribute.