Introduction
This page describes the the overview of Graduate Admissions for the MSRED program
- Admissions portal opens 9/1
- Admissions portal closed 1/15
Admissions Committee
Email the faculty listserv to seek application readers in late December (consult with grad officer first)
Set an admissions meeting date in late December for the first week in March + give faculty a deadline to read and score applicants
- Ensure all faculty have access to Slate and understand the process
- Soon after 1/15 deadline, assign applications in the Bin system to faculty to that they have access
- Once applications are assigned to faculty readers, they can log into their queue in Slate.
- Please see 'Templates' for a sample email all readers receive with reminders/login info each year.
The goal is to have Four readers per applicant
- MSRED Grad Office-reads all
- Grad Admin-reads but is not voting member and does not rate
- Three additional readers
Ongoing Applications Administration
- Applications really start to roll in during November/December/January.
- By November/December, you should be checking Slate once a week.
- Mid-December through the application deadline (Jan 15) check every day, and likely will be emailing several times a day.
- Exam scores can be cross checked
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- in Grade20, though they will also be linked to Slate (though import can take some time)
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Open all attachments (CVs, Statements, Recommendations Portfolios) to be sure files aren't corrupt.
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The goal is to have Four readers per applicant
MSRED Director-reads all
Grad Admin-reads but is not voting member and does not rate
Three readers
- Per the Slate Team, applicants should be informed that exam scored (GMAT, GRE, TOELT, IELTS) can take a month to import into Slate.
- Encourage applicants to add their unofficial results when possible.
Financial Aid
ApplicationsAid applications are embedded in the Slate Application.
- Needing or not needing
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Once applications are assigned to faculty readers, they can log into their queue in Slate.
Please see 'Templates' for a sample email all readers receive with reminders/login info each year.
- aid has no impact on the admissions decisions process
- After a class is decided upon, then aid applications are reviewed with the Directors/Funding Committee.
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- Aid decisions are included in admissions letters via Slate.
- Each year, before the 9/1 date of the application opening, available fellowships need to be updated and communicated to the Slate team.
- Consult with Grad Officer and Director of F+A regarding available opportunities
- Tuition Awards are entered into the Graduate Application Portal (GAP)
- See the section on Student Hiring for instructions on entering awards into GAP.
Notifications
All letters are sent through the Slate System.
- Students are moved to the appropriate Bin (Accepted/Not Accepted) and then will receive the standard letter. For students receiving aid, their letters need to be tagged accordingly.
- You can decide the day/time to release the letters.
- Admitted Applicants:
- The Slate system will automatically send letters to Admitted Students.
- Students may request a hardcopy letter but that is not the default.
- Waitlisted Applicants:
- The Slate system will automatically sent letters to students on the waitlist.
- We generally to not have a waitlist.
- Rejected Applicants:
- The Slate system will automatically sent letters to students who were not accepted
WHEN FINALIZING ADMISSIONS NOTIFICATIONS-WALK AWAY
Seriously. Walk away for several hours. Cross-check your work two or three times. You do not want to be the news story about X school admitting the wrong people/attaching the wrong letter.
Slate moves candidates into "bins" (accepted, waitlisted, rejected). Review bins and set time for notifications to be sent.
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