Dont forget about todays fellowship deadline COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

Dont forget about todays fellowship deadline COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog Ill try to keep things short because I know youre busy finalizing your application for admission. (Hint, hint.) Anyone who wants to be considered for Fall admission to the two year MIA/MPA/MPA-DP program has until this evening to submit their completed application. When I say completed, I mean  absolutely everything on the checklist. Every recommendation letter, essay response, transcript, and test score. If any part of your application is missing it will be considered ineligible for review as part of the fellowship round.  If that happens youre still eligible to apply for admission (without fellowship consideration), and youll have an extra month to get your materials together. If you dont know what youre missing, take a look at your Status Page for a little help. Youve also been getting weekly or biweekly emails detailing whats missing, so there shouldnt be any confusion on whats needed. (The last missing materials email went out on Dec. 26.) When you submit your application youll receive three messages: One message confirming you paid your deposit (an auto-response from the system and another within 24 hours from us after youve paid it); one message confirming youve  submitted your application within 24 hours; and a third message within two to four weeks confirming your application is  complete. As long as you receive the submitted email, youre golden well consider you  under tonights deadline. The completed email just means weve physically reviewed all of your materials by hand and that its good to move on to the Admissions Committee. Some of you may be missing something minor and wont receive this email right away. In that case, well contact you directly to update your application, and you may or may not still be considered under the appropriate deadline (its at the discretion of the Admissions Committee). For example, if you made an honest mistake and uploaded your personal statement twice and your policy essay as an additional document or a transcript, well fix the error and will still consider you for the round. But if you upload a blank document in place of your required score report because you failed to take an  exam (which is required), then that could be considered  a fraudulent action. (Still confused on the difference between submitted and completed? Read this.) I dont want to stress anyone out, but just be aware of what youre doing in your application. Take advantage of the Review tab in your application and preview your application proof prior to submission. What you see is what Admissions Committee sees when they review your app, so there shouldnt be any surprises regarding what youve submitted to us. So how late can you submit your app today? Well, for all of you who love to teeter on the edge of procrastination and sheer luck, you have until 11:59 p.m. EST (UTC-5) tonight to hit that submit button. I recommend you turn in everything earlier in the day in case you run into any technical glitches. Why? Well, unfortunately our helpline closes at 5:00 p.m., so if you run into any issues afterward youre on your own.