Dear *******,
Congratulations! You have been recommended for admission to the ASTE MS program at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering for the Fall 2013 semester (starting August 2013).
If you submitted applications to other programs at USC for this term, you will be notified separately regarding those applications.
Each year admission to the graduate programs at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is increasingly competitive, and this year is no exception. You should be very proud of your accomplishments and admission to such a challenging program. As a reminder, your USC ID is *******. Please keep it handy for all correspondence with USC.
This email contains information about your I-20, please read carefully.
Our records indicate that we are still missing sufficient proof of financial support. Before we can make you an official offer of admission, we need you to submit proof of funding. If you have updated your application from a previous term, the financial documents we have on file are outdated. If you have already submitted financial documents for this term, the amount you showed may not be sufficient. The amount of financial support you need to show is $54,331 USD for master’s students and $70,357 USD for Ph.D.. students. Once you submit this information we will be able to finalize your admission. For information about the required format for financial statements, please visit the following website: http://www.usc.edu/admission/gra ... ancialsupport.html.
Please submit proof of funding along with your name and USC ID number to the USC Admission Office via e-mail or fax to:
We may also need a copy of your passport before we can issue an I-20. If you have not already submitted a copy of the front two pages of your passport, please do so, along with your ten-digit USC ID number to the e-mail address or fax number above. Please keep all attachments to less than 1 MB in size. Emails with large attachments may not be received.
In the meantime, we need to confirm your contact information to verify that we are sending all correspondence, including your decision, to the correct address. As an international student, this is particularly important in order to be sure you receive your I-20 in time to come to the United States by the start of the semester.
Please take a moment to review the information below. This is the address we have listed as your current contact information:
Address:
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If any of this information is INCORRECT or MISSING, please reply to this email with corrections as well as your USC ID number. Your ID number is *******. Please note that we use DHL for some international mailings, and DHL does not deliver to P.O. Boxes. If your current address is a P.O. Box, please reply to us with a different mailing address.
If your contact information is correct you DO NOT need to respond to this email.
Once again thank you for your interest in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Official notification of admission must be sent by the university Office of Admission. You may enroll once you receive this official admission packet. If you have not already received it, then you should receive your official notification from the university Office of Admission soon. Please allow 3 - 4 weeks for international delivery.
This packet will contain information on how to notify us of your intent to enroll. However, we encourage you to tell us your plans as soon as you know them; our online form takes only a few moments to fill out. Please go to our website at: https://www.usc.edu/GradCertification. If you have already submitted the paper form, you do not need to also submit the online form. Through this website you can also access and download our “Welcome to Graduate Study” brochure which contains information on New Student Orientation and registration. To also help in your transition to USC Viterbi, key registration and advisement information for new students is posted online: http://gapp.usc.edu/students.
Be sure to review the items listed so you will be aware of important dates and events at the beginning of the semester. Please check for updates on the New Student Information page above.
For international students, your welcome packet may also include your I-20. If your I-20 is not included in your packet, please send an e-mail to usci20@usc.edu to clarify your situation.