When do grad schools beginning to accept you?

[fizziks]

So, I've been applying to several grad schools for Spring 2008. I'm graduating this semester Mid-December.

ALL of the graduate schools I applied wants my final transcript before they can even begin reviewing my application. Is this how the graduate admissions work? How can I choose which graduate school I want to go to if my final grades won't come until Late December and when the Spring 2008 semester starts in Early January.

I remember back in high school, you always know which university has accepted you by spring of your senior year. Are graduate schools different? It seems you have to wait a year in between graduating and then applying for grad school.

 

[Mororvia]

When I applied to graduate school that was starting in January, I received responses around October. I hope you at least looked to see if the schools you applied to accept students for January. Many only accept for the fall.

Good luck!

 

[fizziks]

When I applied to graduate school that was starting in January, I received responses around October. I hope you at least looked to see if the schools you applied to accept students for January. Many only accept for the fall.

Good luck!

The schools and departments I applied can accept for the Spring. Otherwise, I wouldn't (and couldn't) apply for those schools for the Spring 2008 semester =P.

I did over 6 months of researching for these schools. The problem I have is why are they allowing me less than 2 weeks to choose a graduate school?

 

[jtbell]

So, I've been applying to several grad schools for Spring 2008. I'm graduating this semester Mid-December.

ALL of the graduate schools I applied wants my final transcript before they can even begin reviewing my application.

That puzzles me. For fall semester admission, they process applications and accept students long before the end of the preceding spring semester. There's no way they can get a final transcript in time for that.

 

[imabug]

have you spoken to the graduate student advisor at some of the departments you're applying to? They may be able to take your non-final transcript with your application. Then arrange with the transcripts office at your school to send out the final transcript as soon as they're available.

 

[PowerIso]

Perhaps they mean they can reverse the decision once they get your final transcript. Until then it is not "final".

 

[fizziks]

I don't get it. So, I called one of the schools I'm applying to and they won't begin my application review until I actually get my degree. I won't be able to get my degree and proof of it until the week of December 18th. The school I called, starts their Spring 2008 classes on Jan. 7th. That's going to leave me about a week to choose which school I want to attend, and that's if they go through the application review in less than 2 weeks.

It's kind of silly to send out acceptance letters with less than 2 weeks to choose a graduate school and move there.EDIT: I just called 2 other schools I'm applying too, they gave me the same answers.

 

[PowerIso]

I still think they mean the decision is not 100% final until you do receive your degree. I think they'll accept you and say something along, if you fail to graduate or your gpa drops blah blah they'll have to right to overturn this decision.