Review & Notification
Your application file is assembled in the Graduate Admissions Office. Although we will notify you of our receipt of your application and inform you periodically of any missing materials, you must assume the responsibility for making sure your application is complete by the appropriate deadline. Incomplete applications will either not be considered, or they may be rejected on the basis of incompleteness.
Here are some things you can do to speed the processing of your application:- Send all required hard-copy application material (hard-copy material should be limited to official transcripts provided your letters of recommendation are being submitted electronically) in one envelope and be sure to indicate on the outside your name and the department to which you are applying.
- Do not send required application materials to the department to which you are applying; doing so will delay the processing of your application.
- Be sure that your full name, as given on your application, appears on all documents submitted on your behalf, including the application fee check (if you pay by check; payment by credit card is recommended). Please call our attention to variations in your name that might appear on materials submitted.
- Do not submit an overabundance of materials or any unnecessary documents, such as secondary school records. We do not need to see awards/certificates/commendations that are not strictly academic credentials as stated in our requirements. Three recommendations from well chosen recommenders should be adequate. A file stuffed with extra or unnecessary papers is burdensome to reviewers and may ultimately cause your file to be viewed unfavorably.
- Submit your application at least two weeks before the stated deadline to ensure that our office will have adequate time to assemble all items related to your application.
