Simplifying Graduate Admissions

Why a new online graduate admissions system?

 As promised, on October 15, 2012, version 1.0 of the online graduate admission system, uApply, went live. This system will benfit the University community in a number of ways:

• Improve the speed, efficiency and effectiveness of making offers of admission
• Reduce manual workload in the graduate programs
• Modernize the systems to improve the applicant experience
• Introduce more Faculty autonomy and create a structure that facilitates a greater level of final admission decision-making within the graduate programs
• Applicants will be able to upload their own transcripts and other supporting documents to their McGill applications rather than mailing them by post to the graduate program offices
• People writing reference letters will be able to submit the letters online rather than on paper
• Applicants will see online that their application documents have been received by McGill
• GPDs, GPCs and  faculty members will have an online place to view all aspects of an applicant’s file for admission review purposes from anywhere in the world with internet access
• The CGPA calculator will continue to be available to the graduate programs

For more information, please consult the Project Updates page or should you encounter an issue or have a question, please first consult the Knowledge Base article for answers to frequently asked questions.

New online services available October 15th, 2012:

• Applicants will be able to upload their own transcripts and other supporting documents to their McGill applications rather than mailing them by post to the graduate program offices
• People writing reference letters will be able to submit the letters online rather than on paper
• Applicants will see online that their application documents have been received by McGill
• GPDs, GPCs and  faculty members will have an online place to view all aspects of an applicant’s file for admission review purposes from anywhere in the world with internet access
• The CGPA calculator will continue to be available to the graduate programs.

The aim of the this initiative is to move the current paper-based admissions process to an entirely electronic one, benefiting applicants, departments and units. The project team will assess the current application and evaluation process for graduate admissions, focusing on the student experience, availability of technologies and improving the information available to the decision makers. The process will then be streamlined in order to provide a faster, more effective service resulting in more timely communication with applicants.

The project is a collaboration between Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) and Information Technology Services (ITS).