A new myU online training module is now available for graduate programs interested in providing content within the myU admitted student portal.

The myU admitted student portal is an online recruitment and transition resource for all admitted U of M Graduate School students. The portal contains a section, or ‘cell’, specifically devoted to your program. You and other faculty and staff from your program can directly control the content of your program cell and use it to provide information to both prospective and confirmed students.

For access to the training module, click here.

For more admitted graduate student portal information, click here.

Since this is our first year with this new resource, we welcome any access inquiries, comments or feedback. Please contact Dean Tsantir at tsan0006@umn.edu

03/26/09

A new online training module is now available for the ApplyYourself (AY) new application and change of status systems.

This module will covers the same content as our previous hands-on training sessions, but is now available anytime, in a self-paced format

which will allow the user to skip directly to desired content.

All active AY users have been given access to the tutorial and should be able to access the tutorial through the following URL:

https://umconnect.umn.edu/p75653155/

After you login using your x.500 and password, you will need to click the 'Follow this link' hypertext

(see graphic at right ->)

Since this is our first year with this new resource, we welcome any access inquiries, comments or feedback. Please contact Candice Keimig at keimi001@umn.edu

11/26/08

The Graduate School Admissions office invites you to attend our new admissions process and updates session.

The first half of this hour long session will be an overview of credential evaluation and admissions office processes. The second half will be a summary of recent changes to the Apply Yourself (AY) system and online application as well as a preview of upcoming admissions related changes. A more detailed session outline is included below. 

To accommodate a variety of schedules, the sessions will be offered on three different dates:

Tuesday, November 18 from 9:00 to 10:00
Wednesday, November 19 from 9:00 to 10:00
Friday, November  21 from 9:00 to 10:00

Please note that unlike previous years, there will *not* be a training session covering the basics of the AY online application system. That training will be made available via an online, self-paced tutorial. As with our previous hands-on training, this online tutorial will cover both the “new application” and “change of status” systems. You will be able to access and use this tutorial for reference at any time of the year. We anticipate launching this tutorial by the end of November and more details will be sent via email at that time.

HOW TO REGISTER:

To register for one of these workshops, please go to http://www.grad.umn.edu/dgs/workshops/

SESSION OUTLINE:

1st Half - Admissions process overview - Andy Lucas, Assistant to the Dean 

Credentials, TOEFL requirements, scanned vs. paper file workflow, the appraisal form, country specific information, sample transcripts, costs, the international student financial certification process, etc.

2nd Half – Admissions updates - Dean Tsantir, Director of Admissions
New online tutorial demonstration, Duluth and Rochester campus expansion, new Grad Admissions online application, upcoming revised Race/Ethnicity categories in the online application, upcoming transition to document imaging 

Presenters:

Andy Lucas, credentials, process overview

Dean Tsantir, updates and preview of next year

Admissions office staff members Candice Keimig and Stephanie Palumbo will also be present to answer questions.

In September 2008, the Graduate School launched a revised version of its online application for admissions. Enhancements were made to qualitative questions only and did not affect any standard required application questions. Applicants who applied before this application went live used the pre-existing application format and will not be required by the Graduate School to update their applications. Please note that it may be necessary to update your department or program application forms and instructions as some labels on the application were changed, and most of the revised questions and statements are now required.

The revised Graduate School application is the outcome of the first phase of a University-wide graduate and professional school admissions reform initiative.  The overarching goal of this initiative is to promote excellence by sharpening the tools that admissions committees have at their disposal to understand both the experiences and qualifications of diverse applicants.  

Re-examining Admissions

Practices webpage

1. For program users: 

The past client ID login of UMTC-GRAD can no longer be used to access the system. All U of M ApplyYourself users must enter this new UMN-GRAD client ID to access the system. The other login information (user ID and password) will remain the same.

Please note that there has been change to any of the login information for the Change of Status/Readmission system, so its client ID will remain as “UMTC-COS.”

2. For applicants: 

The URL of https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=UMTC-GRAD has changed to https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=UMN-GRAD . Current applicants who have either submitted or were in the process of submitting applications were notified of this URL change before the launch. In addition, we have updated all of our current materials (including online letters, e-mail, Web site information, etc.) to reflect this URL change. Please note that this change did not affect the information already submitted by either in-progress or submitted applications.

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