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Interdepartmental
Program in Afro-American Studies: Admissions
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) Do NOT use the
regular U.S. mail, if you have not already sent your
package. It will not arrive in time. Use UPS, Federal Express, or another
private carrier. Be sure to keep your tracking receipt.
4) Call 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 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.
11) Keep up your
determination!
12) Call to make sure
everything arrived
Brenda Stevenson, Ph.D., IDP Chair
Lisbeth Gant-Britton, Ph.D., Student Affairs Officer
Interdepartmental Program in Afro-American Studies
lbritton@bunche.ucla.edu
Ralph J. Bunche Center for
African American Studies at UCLA
160 Haines Hall, Box 951545, Los Angeles, CA
90095-1545
(310) 825-3776
(310) 825-7403
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