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USA: Types of Admission
         

Provisional Admission
An applicant unable to supply all required documentation prior to the admission deadline but who otherwise appears to meet admission requirements, upon recommendation of the appropriate Committee on Graduate Studies and approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies, may be granted provisional admission. Complete and satisfactory credentials must be received by the Graduate School before the end of the semester in which the student has registered in a provisional status. A student will not be permitted to enroll in the Graduate School with a provisional status for more than one semester. Provisional admission does not guarantee subsequent admission on an unconditional basis. A student admitted on a provisional basis may not hold an assistantship until unconditional admission status has been achieved. International applicants residing outside of the United States at the time of application may not be admitted on a provisional basis.

Rounds System?
In such a system there are usually 3-4 rounds of application deadlines. Usually majority of the class capacity gets filled up by the first and the second deadline. Applications are reviewed at the end of each round.

Early Decision Deadlines?
A few schools like Columbia have an early decision deadline. This basically means that if you get through this decision you should accept this school and forego other acceptances if any.

Unconditional Admission
An applicant who meets all requirements is normally granted unconditional admission.

Probationary Admission
An applicant who does not meet all requirements for unconditional admission nevertheless may show promise for successful graduate study and, upon recommendation of the appropriate Committee on Graduate Studies and approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies, may be granted probationary admission. Special course requirements or other conditions may be imposed by the Committee on Graduate Studies in the student's major area and/or by the Dean of Graduate Studies. A student in probationary status may not hold an assistantship or be admitted to candidacy for any graduate degree.

Denied Admission
Applicants denied admission to Graduate School may not take or reserve graduate courses for graduate credit. Applicants may reapply for admission if the deficiencies in credentials that led to denial are remedied. Applicants denied admission may ask the Graduate Advisor in the program to which they applied or ask the Graduate School about the deficiencies that led to the denial.

Rolling admission system?
Rolling admissions means that applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis, beginning from a certain date. Therefore, you have to send the application materials as early as possible to be considered first.

Deferred Admission
If an applicant does not present adequate evidence of meeting admission requirements, the admission decision may be deferred until records are complete. The applicant will be sent an Admission Deferral Notice specifying the data that must be provided or the work that must be completed before the application will be reconsidered. The application may be reactivated within one calendar year from the date for which the original application was submitted by returning the Request to Reactivate Application that accompanied the Admission Deferral Notice. International students should consult the section on International Application Evaluation Charge for charges for re-evaluation of application records.