PS A statement of academic purpose–submit a statement on-line of approximately 1000 words concerning your plans for graduate study and a professional career. Please be sure to include the areas in which you are interested and the names of faculty whose research attracts you. Fee Applicants must use the online application. Applicants must use a credit or debit card to pay the application fee of $105. RL Arrange to have 3 academic references sent to GSAS. Ask the professors from whom you are requesting evaluations to use our on-line system for submission of your recommendations. You will need to obtain the email addresses of your professors. Transcript Official Transcripts – official transcripts submitted on-line are required from each undergraduate (and graduate) school attended showing all courses, grades and degrees received, if any. Upon acceptance into GSAS, you should then submit your sealed transcript(s) with the signature of an authorized official across the envelope seal. If your transcripts are being sent from a foreign country, be sure to request that they are in English with explanations of the grading system.