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Informatics application essay workshops
IUGA will be hosting Informatics essay workshops the first week of Spring Quarter on March 27 and 28 from 7-9 p.m. via Zoom.
RSVPs are mandatory. Your essay will not be reviewed unless you RSVP here. NOTE: You must use your UW NetID to access the RSVP page. Make sure you sign out of any other email/account your browser may be using.
Details about the sessions:
Note: We will be reviewing essays in order of RSVPs. We will get through as many as we can until March 28 at 9 p.m. If we do not get to your essay by then, we cannot review your essay. RSVP early to increase your likelihood of being reviewed.
Place: Zoom (link will be sent to those who RSVP, closer to the workshop date).
Preparation:
- Make sure you have your essay in a Google or Word doc online
- Have a shareable link ready to send to your reviewer via Zoom
- Make sure permissions are open to UW emails
- Make sure reviewers are able to comment or edit the document (reviewers are not editing content, just possibly writing comments they can refer to after reading)
- Arrive to the Zoom early. If it is your turn on the list but you are not there, we will skip your turn.
Keep in mind:
- We are not writing or editing your essay. Reviewers are trained by the admissions committee to give you guidance on how to best follow the prompts given, aka general advice and not specific changes.
- Take advice with a grain of salt. Ultimately, we are not the admissions committee and cannot give you exact answers on what is "good" or "bad." Our primary function is to give you a different perspective on your essay. In no way should you feel obligated to make changes based on what we said.
- We will NOT review your essay twice. Workshops are in high demand and it is only fair for us to go through each essay once.
- We have limited time for each review. If your reviewer is indicating your time is up, please do not attempt to stay longer. We have large numbers of people to get through and cannot provide a detailed review for each person.
Application Q&A
The Admissions team will be hosting an Application Q&A via Zoom on April 3, 2024, at 5 p.m.
This is for any questions you have about the application and materials needed. It will not go specifically into your individual application or essay.
To register or request a recording of the session, use this RSVP link.
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