The University of Texas at Austin is back in full swing…Spring classes started this week, and our MPA admissions process is moving along at a brisk pace. Here are a few updates and reminders:
- February 1, the final application deadline for international applicants, is quickly approaching. As long as your application materials arrive by the deadline or shortly thereafter, we will review your application in the first round of admissions decisions. Applications that are completed after the first round will be considered on a space-available basis.
- More than five weeks remain for U.S. applicants to submit application materials before the March 1 deadline. Because we use a rolling admissions process for U.S. applications, the sooner you complete your file, the sooner we can provide you with an admissions decision (generally a month after your file is complete).
- Please note that our Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC) receives a large quantity of admissions paperwork daily. Please allow an appropriate amount of time to pass (generally 7-21 days after receipt) before expecting to see your credentials on the Application Status Check Web site. Credentials are stamped with the date upon which they are received and will be considered “on time” if the receipt date meets the application deadline.
If you’re thinking about applying to the Texas MPA program, tune in to Admissions Manager Keri Ledezma’s blog. She shares tips about applying, updates on the admissions process, and what to expect once you’re in the program. Have questions? 
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1 Stephen A. // Feb 22, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Hi Keri,
I have an I’m-anxious-to hear-my-decision question:
When exactly is a file considered complete? I would assume that it means the date when every last item on the Application Status Check Web site has been marked as submitted?
Thanks as always,
Stephen
2 Stephen A. // Feb 22, 2009 at 6:41 pm
ps - oh, and I’m definitely aware that the one-month time frame is, well, tentative. Just anxious… ^_^
3 Keri Ledezma // Feb 27, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Files are considered complete once all of the application materials, including official test scores, have been received in our Graduate and International Admissions Center.
4 Matthew Franchise // Mar 1, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Looking forward to submitting mine in next year. Best of luck
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