UCSB에 preapplication해본 결과입니다.. 이런 내용의 답변이면(물론 paste & copy겠지만) 지원해도 가능성이 없지는 않겠죠..?? 별거 아닌데도 기분은 좋군요.. ^^ UCSB는 저희 과에서는 랭킹 8위정도 되더군요.. Dear Mr. xxx: We are delighted to hear that you are interested in applying for graduate study in the Department of *** Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Our department is now widely considered to have one of the premier *** engineering faculties and graduate programs in the country. This, combined with our modern facilities and equipment and an interdisciplinary atmosphere, provides an outstanding environment for research and teaching. Of course, one of the best sources of information on graduate schools is the faculty of your own department. We are confident that once you let them know that you are applying to UCSB, they will confirm that you are doing the right thing. With your access to the Internet, you must apply to our graduate program via the web at the following address: http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/. You may also visit our website at http://www.***.ucsb.edu/. After visiting our site, please return to the Graduate Division's Admissions page and continue with the Electronic Application process. It is not necessary for you to complete a new preliminary application. We are looking forward to the chance to educate you about our department and the advantages of doing graduate research at UCSB. Please feel free to contact us. We would be delighted to hear from you. Although our deadline for completed applications is January 31, 2005, we hope that you will respond much sooner so that we can arrange in a timely way for you to become more familiar with the extraordinary research and education opportunities available at UCSB. Please contact me if you have any problems with accessing the electronic application, or if you have other questions.