I GOT INTO UT-AUSTIN!!!

Dear Emily,

I am delighted to inform you that the theory faculty has recommended
that you be admitted to the Ph.D. program in music theory at the
University of Texas! You were one of only a few students chosen from
a very large pool of applicants and I commend you for this
achievement. Your official letter of acceptance will be arriving in
the mail shortly.

We are prepared to offer you a scholarship in the amount of 20,000
dollars for your first year along with a waiver of out-of-state
tuition valued at about 6,500 dollars. This brings the total value
of your first year offer to about 26,500 dollars. In-state tuition
is currently in the neighborhood of 6,000 dollars. Should you accept
our offer, after your scholarship year you would be given a
three-year .5 teaching assistantship to begin in your second year,
bringing the total number of years of support to four. The stipend
for teaching assistants is currently 10,000-10,500 dollars for the
two-semester long session. Teaching assistants also receive an
out-of-state tuition waiver valued at around 6,500 dollars, about
6,000 dollars of in-state tuition assistance (this covers the entire
amount of your in-state tuition), and health insurance valued at
about 3,000 dollars. This brings the estimated nine-month total to
25,500-26,000 dollars.

I very much enjoyed speaking with you at the recent SMT conference.
Based on our conversation, I believe you would find our program to be
an especially good fit for you. As I mentioned in a previous email,
we have a very active theory program at UT with a current enrollment
of about 15 masters and doctoral students, including those working on
masters reports and dissertations. The faculty has a very strong
research record with articles appearing in major journals and books.
Perhaps most important of all, is the fact that we have one of the
strongest placement records in the nation with all recent graduates
(interested in doing so) landing teaching positions in colleges and
universities throughout the United States and Canada.

Congratulations on your acceptance into the theory program at UT! If
you would like to visit our campus, I would be more than happy to
schedule individual meetings with the members of the faculty. Please
let me know if you have any questions. I will look forward to
hearing from you.

All the best,

EP

HELL F'N YEAH!