Changing Specialization

Last Friday, I got an e-mail which acknowledge my confirmation on EuMI program. They also notice my specialization: Net-centric at Edinburgh-RWTH. Since I intend to pursue Ph.D. in bioinformatics, I'd rather prefer Life-centric, so I e-mail back to ask if there is a possible way to change the specialization. It is quite surprised because I clearly stated in my statement of purpose that I want Life-centric. (But I also checked net-centric as my other interested area ^^) In addition, I had no network course in my transcript!!! (Because I decided not to pursue in this area. But I still sit-in in Data Communication I and Network Programming sometime.) I suspect that it might be software-engineering courses that motivates committe.

A also got same situation. He got RWTH-Edinburgh while his statement of purpose emphasize his interest in professor at Trento. He hypothesized that it is misplacing in copy-and-paste process of the result. Anyway, the official acceptance will be mailed (not e-mailed) in this week, so we can find out about this.

If I can not change my speciality, it is fine because I formerly decided to skip some course in bioinformatics (namely, bioinformatics I and II because I skim at the syllabus and think that I know most of them.) Thus, I can pursue on Net-centric and have a sit-in in some bioinformatics course. The hard part is the research topics. I have to come up with some project that take advantage from network to benefit biology. Quite exciting!

Today, I found this from reading Shirley's blog.

EuMI Google Group

One recent entry in this blog ask about changing specialization. I bet the questioner got the same problem as us. May be, it is because copy-and-paste error. Huh?

Update: Mr. Luca Valenzin, EuMI School Secretariat e-mailed me about this. He will inquire this for me, but it may not be able to change. This, indirectly, confirm that it is not the copy-and-paste mistake. I will try to come up with my study plan this night.