PS Personal Statement/Essay The Economics Department does not have any specific requirements for the essay. This essay is simply a way for applicants to share information about themselves that the admission committee might not otherwise see when looking at other application materials. This essay is uploaded via the AIS website at applicant.tamu.edu. GPA We do not have minimum thresholds for GPA, GRE scores, or courses taken. Fee Application Fee. A nonrefundable $90 application fee. RL Three Letters of Recommendation Letters should be from people who are familiar with your academic background (i.e., professors or advisors), and should preferably be written on letterhead. Professional references (i.e., employers) are acceptable if academic references are unavailable.  The names and email addresses of your letter writers should be entered into AIS via https://applicant.tamu.edu/. Once you enter the names and email addresses of your professors into that AIS website and complete that part of the application, the system will email them asking for them to upload their letters for you. Transcript Electronic transcripts from other vendors will not be accepted by the university (similarly, the university does not consider copies you scan of your “official transcripts” to be official). The less-preferred (but still acceptable) way of submitting official transcripts is to mail them directly to the registrar at: Graduate Admissions Processing Office of Admissions Texas A&M University P.O. Box 40001 College Station, TX 77842-4001