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One week left!

January 3, 2020December 19, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 796 Views deadlines, Murray

Do I have your attention, applicants? Good. Just making sure everyone remembers that the January 10 application deadline is one measly week away. Having sufficiently jolted you awake, I can now add context and caveats: please do submit your application by the deadline, but don’t sweat it if you have a heel-dragging recommender, or have a test score report that doesn’t arrive quite on time. If we have all your outstanding materials by February 1 we can usually avoid delays in processing your application.

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Application tips – the digest version

November 26, 2019November 25, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 1375 Views Application

Around this time of year there’s usually a lot of interest in tips for preparing your strongest possible application to Fletcher. With the Thanksgiving holiday coming up later this week (in the US, at least), many applicants are looking at a few slightly less hectic days during which they may plan to make some progress on their application. It’s also far enough out from the next major deadline (January 10 for most degree programs) that a lot of applicants are in the earlier stages of gathering their materials.

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Early Notification deadline – November 10

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 740 Views deadlines, Murray

We’ve had a few blustery, rainy days here lately. Temperatures are getting cooler, and your Minister of Deadline Reminders and Other Action Items is hunkered down with his assistant. It seems as good a time as any to check in with current applicants planning to submit by the Early Notification (EN) deadline, who by now should be likewise hunkered down with their applications. The EN deadline is just a few weeks from now, on November 10.

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Admissions interviews open for registration

August 19, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 1136 Views Interview

A quick plug today for our Admissions interview program, which will run from late September through early December. For readers who plan to apply to Fletcher during this cycle, I highly recommend registering for an interview, although it’s an optional part of the application process and you won’t be penalized for not doing so. Interviews are available both in-person and via Skype, though, so really, there’s no reason not to get one set up.

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And we’re back! The 2020 application is now available

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 985 Views Application, Murray

For all you go-getters out there, the long-awaited moment has arrived. After a few weeks of buffing, shining, getting a new coat of paint and so forth, the admissions application for 2020 is online!

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Pre-semester Preparatory Primer, Part IV: prepare for orientation

August 8, 2019August 5, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 907 Views Orientation

To wrap up our Pre-semester Preparatory Primer, today we’ll focus on Orientation. Don’t keep yourself in the dark about the unofficial opening ceremonies of the school year!

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Pre-semester Preparatory Primer, Part III: review your finances

August 7, 2019August 5, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 868 Views Financial Aid

We’ve gotten this far into our Pre-semester Preparatory Primer without talking about money, but it was bound to surface at some point. Financing grad school can sometimes be more stressful than anything the academic experience can generate. One key to keeping financial stress low is thoroughly understanding your own resources and obligations, in order to avoid unwelcome surprises during the year.

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Pre-semester Preparatory Primer, Part II: what’s the deal with equivalency exams?

August 6, 2019August 5, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 1170 Views Orientation

Today we turn our attention to equivalency exams, which I think of as relatively straightforward, but which nonetheless tend to generate a lot of questions and the occasional bit of confusion. So, what’s the deal with equivalency exams?

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Pre-semester Preparatory Primer, Part I: course selection

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 1510 Views Classes

In the first installment of your Pre-Semester Preparatory Primer, we’ll dig into putting together your course schedule.

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Staff recommendations to incoming students, Part Three

June 13, 2019June 11, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 866 Views Advice

Wrapping up Admissions’ staff advice to incoming students is Laurie, focusing on the value of getting a variety of nagging practical matters taken care of prior to the start of the academic year.