| Last Minute Tipsheet (For last two weeks
of application process)
Final reminders:
1) Did you pay with a credit card for your online application
($60)? It's now too late to pay by check if you do not already
have a fee waiver. (Fee waiver questions go to UCLA Grad
Admissions: 310 825-1711 or 310 825-7290).
2) Do you have the application checklist so you know exactly
which supporting documents Afro-American Studies should
receive directly?
3) If you are near the deadline, please do NOT use the
regular U.S. mail. It will not arrive in time. Use UPS,
Federal Express, or another private carrier. Be sure to
keep your tracking receipt.
4) Call unergraduate institutions and double-check that
all of your transcripts (from EVERY undergrad institution)
actually have been sent out. (Pay for expedited service,
if not.)
5)Call professors and double-check that all of your letters
of recommendation have really been sent.
**If professors think they may be late, have them fax
(310) 825-5019 or email a provisional copy, pending receipt
of the actual signed copy. Remind them to sign the back
of the sealed envelope.
6) If you are taking the GRE near the deadline, be sure
to send us a short memo indicating the test date and/or
your unofficial Instant Score, pending your official one
being transmitted by ETS.
7) Be sure to send both the Statement of Purpose (three
(3) pages about your scholarly accomplishments and your
scholarly goals at UCLA) AND the two (2) page Personal Statement
(about your personal life and economic challenges) to substantiate
your application of merit for fellowship funding.
8) Be sure you have checked the GOFP (Graduate Opportunity
Fellowship Program) along with other fellowships for which
you might be eligible. If you have already done so, contact
Grad Division about amending your online application.
9) Writing sample- 6-12 pages.
10) Be sure to sign and date all correspondence to us.
Make sure your email account is not full and can accept
messages. If you change contact information, let us know
right away.
11) Keep up your determination to succeed!
12) Call us to make sure everything arrived on time.
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