Starting an Application

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Create an Account

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences uses an application system to accept applications. To apply to any of our programs please create an account at BioRaider.com. It may take several minutes to receive the account confirmation email.

Email Address Caution: use an email address that you will always have access to. For example, many educational institutions disable student email accounts after graduation and the student no longer has access to that email account. Correspondence regarding the application, supplemental items, and admission offers will be sent to the email address provided, regardless of the applicant's ability to access the email account. Email addresses can be updated by logging into your account at BioRaider.com, clicking on My Account at the top of the page, then on Update Profile in the middle of the page.

Start a New Application

Log into BioRaider.com  and click on Applications in the top right hand section of the page. Select the program you wish to apply to.

Personal/Demographics/Family:

Information is auto-filled from your account information. You may update this information on the application but the revised information will not update your account. If changes are made on the application, please also update the same information on your BioRaider account.

Plans:

Select your application type, student type, concentration (if applicable), and anticipated course load. P.h.D. applicants must also add Research Experience.

Applicants interested in the Biomedical Sciences MS program should apply to the Biotechnology MS program.

Activities:

All applicants with the exception of those applying to a P.h.D. program must describe previous lab, research, teaching, and other experiences. Limited to 2000 characters (including spaces) inside the BioRaider.com application system. 

Graduate Medical Education Sciences MS, Biotechnology MS, MPH and Public Health Certificate applicants enter paid employment and internships during the past 3 years. PhD and Pharmaceutical Sciences MS applicants do not have this section on the application and instead must upload a Resume/CV as a required supplemental item. Refer to program specific application page for Resume/CV requirements. Resume/CV is not required for applicants to programs other than PhD.

Academics:

Please add college information for every institution attended or currently attending, including those institutions for which transfer credit was applied toward an undergraduate degree.

• Colleges attended search tips – do not select city as one of the search terms. For example, for schools within the USA select Country and State but not city. Click on search. Click on the drop down arrow of the Results Found box and select your school.
• If after searching you cannot find your school, select “The organization is not listed” and click Select under the search results box. Click on the box next to Unlisted School and enter the school information.
• If you attended an international institution, most likely your institution will not come up in a search and you must manually enter your institution as an Unlisted School (see above for instructions). However, first try to search by selecting country and do not select search information for the other fields.

Honors & Achievements - Briefly list any academic distinctions or honors you have received during undergraduate study and beyond or international equivalent (e.g. McNair Scholar, Cum Laude Society). Select Add Honor for each separate honor or achievement you received. For each honor, you must specify at least one grade and one recognition level.

Writing & Signature

Do not use special symbols, Greek letters, superscripts or subscripts. Pasting directly from Microsoft Word or other word processing programs may insert formatting codes into the text box. The best way to ensure that the text looks just like you intended is to cut and paste from a simple text editor.

There are character limits for text boxes. If your statement does not fit, you must edit the essay to no more than the character limit.

• Essay/Personal Statement – this is your opportunity to tell the admissions committee why you are seeking the degree, motivation, and long-term career goals. Applicants should not plagiarize and must cite any sources used. Limited to 3,000 characters including spaces.
• Optional Background Information – this section is not required, but you may want to provide information that does not fit in other sections of the application. Limited to 2,000 characters including spaces.