September 23, 2016

New Features Added to MGP

The Graduate School released the following new features in MGP on September 7, 2016:

Graduate Application for Admission

• File size for upload of transcript and visa documents has increased to 2 MB. Everything else is 500 KB.
• The question about U.S. military status separates child from spouse of military veteran or active duty service member.
• A question asking applicants the highest level of parent/guardian education has been added.
  • It matches the UW undergrad’s application almost exactly, except graduate degrees are broken out into specific degree types.
  • This data will be used by the Graduate School for program development; it will not be shared with departments.
• International applicants (except those expecting an F1 or J1 visa) can now request Application Fee Waivers.
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) has been removed.
  • We are phasing out usage of IELTS. IELTS results with a test session date after November 1, 2016 will not be accepted. Any IELTS tests already received by the University will still be available in MyGrad.
• Language throughout the application that is inclusive (friendly to) of DACA, undocumented students.
• Soft deadline message changed
  • Font changed to black (instead of red)
  • Language softened
• UW NetID can now be established within 1 to 2 business days of application submission. This used to only be available after accepting the offer of admission.

Admissions (Unit) Profile

• Application submitted confirmation email now sent from the department email, as entered in the Unit Profile (not sent from uwgrad@uw.edu)
• Application Status Page will remain available after 10th day of quarter (it used to revert to submit confirmation page)
  • This will allow applicants/students to view the transcripts they need to submit once the quarter has started (i.e. after 10th day)