PS Statement of Purpose (Answered as the Essay portion on your ApplyTexas application.) CV CV. Upload your CV directly via the AIS portion of the Howdy Portal. Fee Application Fee. The application fee must be paid. You may pay credit card or choose to pay by check or money order. This fee is waived only if the applicant completed all four years of undergraduate degree work at a US institution. RL Three Letters of Recommendation. Please request letters from your recommenders by using the Electronic Letter of Recommendation system (eLOR) via the Applicant Access portion of the Howdy Portal. Transcript Transcripts including English translation must be uploaded to the Applicant Information System (AIS) of the Howdy Portal. Official transcripts from US institutions can be submitted electronically to the Office of Admissions via SPEEDE, PARCHMENT, eScript-SAFE or National Clearing House. Official paper transcripts from international universities should be mailed directly to the Office of Admissions only if admitted.