upstartcrow

I have schools with a Dec. 2nd deadline still showing that they're missing GRE scores. However, I have received an email from the department saying my application is complete and under review. I think many schools simply don't have the time to update the online system. This makes me wonder why they bother with it, since the lack of updates is just going to worry people and produce a flood of inquiries which also take up time.

I wish I had realized that the directions on websites can be completely contradictory. One school said on the online application: "Please do not send us copies of your official transcripts. Upload a scan of your unofficial transcript or grade report, and we will ask for official confirmation if you are accepted." In their Notes on Applying booklet, they said, "Every program requires two official copies of your transcripts before your application may be considered." A different school had two different lists of required supporting materials at the departmental level, one on the department's subsection of the main school website, and one on the department's own separate website. This made the post office very rich.