From: Margie_Berns@purdue.edu Date: Thur. Dec. 23, 1997 7:30 p.m. To: Lingling@public.cc.jl.cn Subject: Re: Study at Purdue Dear Ling Ling, I'd be very happy to have you as my student. If you want to apply, you'll need to complete an application form, submit the TOEFL results(550 minimum) and GRE scores(there's no minimum score, but a high verbal score is very important) and if you would like to be considered for a teaching assistantship, you would also need to take the TSE(Test of Spoken English). If you don't need a teaching assistantship(the most likely means of financial support from the University), then you won't need to take the TSE. TOEFL and GRE are still required in that case. To get application materials, you can write to Jill Quirk by email at griff@omni.cc.purdue.edu or by post in care of the English Department. If you have access to the Internet you can find the Webpage for the Graduate School at Purdue and find application forms and information there, too. Thank you for contacting me. Let me know if you have other questions. Best wishes, Yours truly, Margie Professor of English What is the email about? ____________________.