Hello,
I have been recommended by the program admission committee for an admission to MS Geographic Information Sciences,Dept of Geography, Uni of Minnesota,Minneapolis..........finally...my 1st admit(though the decision is still contingent upon grad school)
BUT the program does not offer any formal financial aid

i can apply to other dept's for assistantships etc.
Now can u guys tell me, shud i simply ask the prof's in the dept who have an interest in GIS about any openings for TA,RA etc? or shud i tell them that i m "reallyyy" interested in their topic n wud like to work with them?
Since my program doesn't offer any formal financial aid i m sure they'll b getting mails from many admitted students, how do i put forward my request?
Nishi