Recruitment of Engineering ACHievers (REACH) deadline extended

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering announces a DATE CHANGE for its Fall 2011 Recruitment of Engineering ACHievers (REACH) event for prospective Ph.D. students. The event will take place on November 2-5, 2011, instead of the original date in October. The new dates allow us to combine with the Graduate and Professional Programs Preview Day for prospective M.S. and Ph.D. students on November 4, 2011.

We are also extending the deadline to apply to REACH until Thursday, October 6, 2011 so that more interested students can apply.

REACH brings to the USC campus talented students from all over the U.S. who plan on, or are seriously considering, pursuing a Ph.D. in an engineering field. This event is particularly geared toward students from backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in the field of engineering: African-American, Latino and Native American. Travel expenses, hotels and meals are all paid for by the USC Viterbi School.

If you are seriously considering pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering and are entering your junior or senior year or are a recent graduate in an engineering, mathematics or physical science major, we invite you to apply to REACH. As a selected participant, you will attend presentations by faculty about doctoral research opportunities; will tour the campus and the engineering facilities, including labs; will meet with current students to discuss graduate student life; will discuss applying for admission and financial aid with experienced engineering staff; and will interact with prospective and current engineering students as well as faculty and staff. Visiting the Viterbi School is the best way to experience what USC has to offer.

The following web site contains additional information and the application to participate in this year’s REACH event: http://viterbi.usc.edu/admission/phd/reach/. Note: the application deadline has been extended to Thursday, October 6, 2011.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Margery Berti, Associate Dean of Doctoral Programs at berti@usc.edu.