The PhD deadline is quickly approaching. DBBS is seeing an increase in the number of applications this year. I encourage you to submit your application and all supporting documents as early as possible.Check the status screen to see which items have been received and which are missing. Please follow up on any missing items with ETS, your Institutions and recommenders. If you think your recommenders need a reminder, you can re-send the recommendation e-mail to them from the status screen.
If you submitted the application and did not list the GRE scores (and TOEFL scores if applicable), please e-mail your scores to your admissions contact person. TOEFL score reports do not come directly to our office. It can take several weeks for the scores to reach us. However, as long as the TOEFL scores are listed on your application, we will begin the review of your application with these self reported scores.
Our office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27th and 28th for observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. If you encounter any problem or have questions, the Admissions staff will be back in the office on Monday, December 1st and will assist you at that time. December 1st is also the deadline day. We will answer your questions and give you plenty of time to complete your application. If you start the application by December 1st, you will have a few days to complete and submit the application.
The Admissions Committee will begin making interview decisions in December and will continue until the beginning of January. Do not be concerned if you do not receive an invitation to interview but a friend does receive an invitation. The various Admissions Committees are on different review schedules and do not meet at the same time. I anticipate that the majority of the applications will be reviewed by the end of January and interview decisions will be made by the beginning of February. If you have not heard from us by the end of February, please contact us at that time.
