Here are a few quick notes before this weekend’s priority application deadline. The most important thing to remember is that the University of Denver will be closed on Monday January 16th in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Due to the holiday, the mail will be delayed, so if you were planning on sending something on Monday, you’ll have to wait a day. We consider all documents postmarked on or before this date as received on/before the priority deadline so don’t stress it too much. Above all, please remember that January 15th is a priority deadline and we plan to review files after that date, until our incoming class is filled.
The phones will be ringing off the hook in our office and the Office of Graduate Studies requesting info about the status of one’s application. Please try to refrain from calling unless it’s urgent. While we love to talk to prospective students and applicants, 90% of the calls go something like this:
Applicant: I’m curious if you received my transcripts from (x) university.
Admissions office: When was your transcript sent?
Applicant: Last Wednesday (January 11, today is Tuesday, January 17)
Admissions: Please keep in mind that it takes approximately 2-3 days for mail to arrive. Being that it is peak application season, once received, it will take approximately 6-8 business days to upload your document(s) to your record. You can check the status of your application online and we encourage you to do so as we try to process applications in a timely manner.
Think about this scenario as your index finger touches the dial pad or Siri asks, “are you sure you want to call the Josef Korbel School’s Office of Graduate Admissions again?”
Between our office and the Office of Graduate Studies, we receive approximately 150 calls of this nature. Please don’t call to confirm that number.
Simple logic:
If you:
with a question similar to the one mentioned above, then you take away precious
from us processing
Therefore, we look like
and you look like
because it is taking a bit longer for us to process/review your application.
We recognize this is an anxiety provoking time, however, bear with us as we enter the application review season.
If you desperately want to connect with us over the three-day weekend or in general, visit/join our social media channels:
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Enjoy the weekend!
Regards,
Nicole
Nicole Vilegi-Sandage
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Nicole.Vilegi@du.edu
