Georgia Tech Graduate Application Process
- Georgia Tech’s application is hosted by CollegeNet and you will be entering your information on their secure server. You will be asked to create a user ID and password. Please write down your user ID and password for future use. You do not need to complete the entire application at one sitting. You may begin the application, save it, and return to it at a later time using your user id and password.
Getting Started
- DO NOT CLICK ON “SAVE, PAY, SEND” UNTIL YOU HAVE RECHECKED YOUR DATA THROUGH THE VALIDATION PROCESS. Once you have completed the online application, you will be asked to validate the data you have entered. You should carefully review your answers and make certain ALL entries are correct . Once you use the “Save, Pay, Send” option, you cannot make changes to your application.
Data Validation
- Letters of recommendation are handled via an online recommendation system which is part of our online application. On page one of the application you will be asked for the following information:
- Name of three recommenders
- Institute or Business Affiliation of each recommender
- E-mail address of each recommender
- Waiver - you must choose whether or not to wave your right to review the recommendations. Most people choose "Yes" to waive their right of review. You should discuss this with your recommender before you answer this question. Once you have submitted your application, you cannot change this decision. Your choice will be transmitted to the recommender in the instructional email he/she will receive.
- As soon as you submit your online application, an email will be sent to your respondents. This email will inform your respondents how to complete the online letter of recommendation. To ensure receipt of this email, please inform each respondent about this email prior to the submission of your application.
- If you or your respondent have technical difficulty with the online letter of recommendation system, please contact CollegeNet directly at the following email address: help@applyweb.com or you may call CollegeNet at 503-973-5213. It may be necessary to provide CollegeNet with your user id and/or the name of the applicant or respondent.
Letters of Reference/Recommendation
- After you are satisfied that ALL information in your application is correct, you may SUBMIT your application. You will be asked to provide accurate credit card information in order to pay your application fee of $50. This application fee must be paid online and is non-refundable. Georgia Tech will not receive your application until the fee is paid online. Do not mail checks, money orders, or other forms of payment to Georgia Tech. They will be returned and we will not receive your application from CollegeNet. If you have technical difficulty getting your payment to be accepted by the CollegeNet system, please send an e-mail to help@applyweb.com giving them your user ID and describing your problem. They will be able to assist you with your problem. Persons with a U.S. bank account may also choose the e-check method of payment. REMEMBER – once you SUBMIT, you cannot change or edit your application in any way. After you successfully submit your application, a page will appear on your screen acknowledging that your application has been successfully submitted. It will contain your CollegeNet Transaction ID. You should print this page – it is your receipt - and send a copy along with your Supporting Documents (see Mailing Instructions).
Submitting the Application & Paying the Application Fee
- Permanent Resident Card
- Copy of Front/Back of Card (former international, now permanent resident). If you have applied, but have not yet received your card, send a copy of the application document.
- Official Transcripts
- From any college/university attended.
- If you are currently enrolled, you should send transcripts for all courses completed to date. Prior to matriculation you will be asked to provide final transcripts that show all coursework completed and that a degree has been awarded.
- Test Scores
- GRE (all programs except Management) – Official Scores must be received directly from Educational Testing Service.
- Some programs require both the General exam and a Subject exam. To see what your specific program requires, visit Graduate Degree Programs and select your program from the list provided.
- GMAT – Management (both MBA and PhD)
- GRE (all programs except Management) – Official Scores must be received directly from Educational Testing Service.
Required Supporting Documents For US / PR Applicants
PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE, CLIP, BIND, BRAD OR TIE YOUR DOCUMENTS TOGETHER. LEAVE ALL SHEETS LOOSE AND STACK THEM IN ORDER. BECAUSE THEY WILL BE IMAGED, OUR STAFF MUST TAKE THE TIME TO REMOVE ALL STAPLES AND CLIPS, PULL OFF ALL BINDERS, CUT OFF ALL BRADS AND TIES. THIS WILL SPEED THE PROCESSING OF YOUR APPLICATION.
- Transcripts
- Official Native Language Transcript
- Official Translation of the Native Language Transcript
- Note: Transcripts must be provided for any college/university attended.
- Degree Documents
- Official Native Language Degree Document
- Official translation of the Native Language Degree Document
- Note: Degree documents must be provided for all degrees awarded
- Test Scores
- GRE (all programs except Management) – Official Scores must be received directly from Educational Testing Service.
- Some programs require both the General exam and a Subject exam. To see what your specific program requires, visit Graduate Degree Programs and select your program from the list provided.
- GMAT – Management (both MBA and PhD)
- TOEFL – (all programs)
- If you have attended a US college or university for at least one full academic year, you are exempt from the TOEFL.
- GRE (all programs except Management) – Official Scores must be received directly from Educational Testing Service.
- Financial Documentation of Support
- International students admitted to Georgia Tech must demonstrate sufficient resources that can be used to cover at least the first year of graduate study. You must obtain certified documents from your financial institution that these funds are available from personal/family accounts, sponsors (accompanied by letters of support from sponsors), or official governmental documents of support. If you have no funds available, you should indicate on the application that you require financial aid in order to attend and no documentation will be expected. You MUST fully complete Part 3 – Information from Non-Citizens Form on the online application. You are asked on this form to indicate the support you have available over a four year period of time. If you have funds available for all or part of these years, you should indicate the amount available in each of the four boxes and send certified bank documents attesting to this. Most departments will not consider international applications until this documentation has been provided. If you have no funds available, you should enter zero in the boxes and should have indicated on Part 1 of the application that you require financial aid.
Required Supporting Documents For International Applicants
PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE, CLIP, BIND, BRAD OR TIE YOUR DOCUMENTS TOGETHER. LEAVE ALL SHEETS LOOSE AND STACK THEM IN ORDER. BECAUSE THEY WILL BE IMAGED, OUR STAFF MUST TAKE THE TIME TO REMOVE ALL STAPLES AND CLIPS, PULL OFF ALL BINDERS, CUT OFF ALL BRADS AND TIES. THIS WILL SPEED THE PROCESSING OF YOUR APPLICATION.
- If at all possible, supporting documents should be included in one envelope with your online application transaction ID number affixed to the front of the documents.
- ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS LISTED ABOVE SHOULD BE MAILED TO:
- Graduate Admissions
Georgia Institute of Technology
631 Cherry Street, Room 318
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0321
- Graduate Admissions
Mailing Instructions
- After you have completed the online application, validated your data, and paid your application fee, your application will be forwarded to Georgia Tech within 24 hours. Applications received from CollegeNet during normal business hours (Monday through Friday – Pacific Time Zone) are entered into the applicant database the same day. Applications submitted on Saturday or Sunday (Pacific Time Zone) will be received by Georgia Tech the following Monday.
When will Georgia Tech Receive Your Application?
- You may follow the progress of your application by logging into Status Checking found at www.gradadmiss.gatech.edu. Once your application is received and added to our student database, you will be able to see the information we have recorded about you, when your supporting documents have been received, when your test scores have been received from ETS and when a final decision regarding admission has been made. PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE OUR OFFICE OR SEND E-MAILS INQUIRING ABOUT THE STATUS OF YOUR APPLICATION. This will only slow the processing of your application. However, if you find erroneous information on the Status Checking website, please notify us immediately at the e-mail address provided under Contact Information.
- How to Log in to status checking
- GTid – This is your Georgia Tech ID. Every person who applies to Georgia Tech is assigned a GTid when their application is entered into the applicant database. A link is provided at status checking that will allow you to learn your GTid. You will need your name (first, last, middle) exactly as it appeared on your application, your birth date exactly as it appeared on your application and, if you have one, your Social Security Number.
- To log into status checking, you will need your GTid, Birth Date, and the first five digits of your mail code (if one was entered on your application). This information must exactly match the information on your application.
Checking The Status Of Your Application
- Georgia Tech allows you to apply to two programs per semester. However, you must use two separate applications. All applications at Georgia Tech are customized to meet the needs of each specific program and are, therefore, not interchangeable between programs. If you wish to apply to two programs, you may do so by logging back into your application using the password and id you created and edit the term and degree objective on page one to reflect your new choice of program. Save page one. Then, proceed to page four where you will answer the application questions for the new degree objective you chose on page one. You will then submit and pay the application fee for the second application.
Applying To More Than One Program
- If you have technical difficulties while completing your application or letters of recommendation, you should send an e-mail to help@applyweb.com and include your User ID in the e-mail. The technicians at CollegeNet will be able to look at your application or letters of recommendation and help clear the problem. Your recommender should do this as well if they encounter any problems when submitting the recommendation.
Technical Difficulties
- If you are unclear on how to answer a particular question, you should go to www.gradadmiss.gatech.edu, Contact Us at the bottom of the page, Choose the Subject: Problem With Online Application from the list, and under Comments, describe your problem. It is helpful if you provide your user ID and password so we can access and look at your application if necessary.
