PS Please discuss the following questions based on your exploration of the UMSI website, as well as your own reflection on your academic abilities, experiences, and personal qualities. You are welcome to add comments from your readings, observations, and experience. Your essay should be four to six pages (4-6), double-spaced. At the School of Information, we highly value academic integrity. Please be sure that any essay content that is not your own original thoughts is properly attributed. What are the critical issues in the field of information? What are your aspirations in the field of information? What is your understanding of the School of Information? How will a UMSI education help you reach your aspirations? What would you contribute to the UMSI community and to the field as a whole? GPA A grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is preferred.  We do periodically admit applicants with UG GPAs less than 3.0, based on the strength of their overall application. CV Please upload a copy of your current resume with your online application. Fee US citizens and permanent residents: $75 (US) International applicants: $90 (US) RL Three (3) letters of recommendation Recommendations should be written by people who can provide substantive letters - people who know your work, abilities, and personal qualities, who have supervised you, and who can speak to your potential for successful graduate study. If you were recently a student, faculty members are appropriate. Other possible writers include employers and heads of organizations with whom you have volunteered. Personal friends and family members are not appropriate recommenders. Ask your recommenders to submit their letters online (you will be given a chance to register your recommenders in the online application). Transcript Transcripts We require one scanned or electronic transcript uploaded to the online application or mailed directly to UMSI for all undergraduate and/or graduate programs in which you have received a degree. If possible, official transcripts are preferred, however we will accept unofficial for the review of your application and will require official transcripts if offered admission.  If you have not yet completed your baccalaureate degree, you may submit a current (in-progress) transcript now and a final transcript showing degree conferral upon graduation.  Mail transcripts to: School of Information Admissions 3360 North Quad 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 (If needed) Phone: (734) 763-2285