Application Procedures

Online Application:

• Complete online application (http://www.gradsch.wisc.edu/eapp/eapp.pl). TO APPLY TO THE CANCER BIOLOGY PROGRAM, SPECIFY CODE 236 AS "INTENDED MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY" ON THE APPLICATION.
• Online application will include option to pay application fee by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or by debit/ATM card.
• Online application will include the option to submit the Personal Statement.
• Online application will include the option to "Send Request" to the persons you list as references. If you choose this option, references will automatically receive an email prompt to submit their recommendation online. (If you apply to more than one program at UW-Madison, each program to which you apply will be able to view letters of recommendation submitted online. If letters are sent by mail, copies should be sent to each program to which you apply.)

Send to the Graduate School:

Office of Graduate Admissions
University of Wisconsin-Madison
228 Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1380

• $45 Nonrefundable Application Fee (if not paid online by credit card or debit/ATM card); DO NOT SEND CASH. Payable by personal check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the "University of Wisconsin-Madison" (write name and birth date of applicant on check so that the check may be matched to the application).
  NOTE: THE APPLICATION FEE WILL INCREASE TO $56 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2008.

Send to the Department:

Cancer Biology Program
McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1400 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1599
Email: admissions@oncology.wisc.edu
Telephone: (608) 262-8651

• Reasons for Graduate Study (Personal Statement) only if not submitted online
• Official College Transcripts from each institution attended
  **Note: International academic records must be in the original language accompanied by an official English translation. Documents must be issued by the school with the official seal/stamp and official signatures.
• Three Letters of Recommendation (only if not submitted online)

Graduate Record Examination Scores:

GRE scores should be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to the University; the institution code for the University of Wisconsin-Madison is 1846. The Department accesses GRE scores from the Graduate School. ETS does not have a department code for Cancer Biology. If you have your scores sent to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and you apply to the Program in Cancer Biology, we will be able to access your scores.

TOEFL Scores:

TOEFL scores should be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service to the UW-Madison (institution code: 1846). Scores are NOT acceptable if more than two years old.

Note: Applicants are exempt from the TOEFL requirement if: their official language of instruction at the undergraduate level is English; they have completed two full-time semesters of work in a U.S. college/university or American college/university; or if they have degrees from an accredited U.S. college/university or American college/university. The TOEFL or MELAB test is required if the student studied in the U.S. more than seven years prior to the anticipated semester of enrollment.

Suggestions:

Look at sample questions to prepare for the GRE to get an idea of the types of questions asked.

Proofread your personal statement (reasons for graduate study) for grammatical mistakes and spelling errors.

Ask persons who know you well and, if possible, who can comment on your abilities in the laboratory to write your letters of recommendation.

If your local mailing address or telephone number changes during the application process, notify the Graduate School and the programs to which you have applied as soon as possible.