{"id":24497,"date":"2017-09-14T15:18:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T19:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/?page_id=24497"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:05:39","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD &#038; MFA: Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PhD &amp; MFA Admissions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/beginning-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beginning an Application<\/a>: general information regarding your application<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/the-application-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Application Process<\/a>: understanding the application process<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/transcripts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transcripts<\/a>: information regarding your unofficial transcripts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/letters-of-recommendation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letters of Recommendation<\/a>: information regarding your letters of recommendation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/personal-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Personal Statement &amp; Resume\/CV<\/a>: information regarding your personal statement &amp; resume\/CV<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/testing-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Testing Requirements<\/a>: <span>information\u00a0regarding\u00a0the GRE, TOEFL, and other testing requirements<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/phd-mfa-submitting-your-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submitting your Application<\/a>: how to pay for and submit your application<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/fellowship-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Financial Aid<\/a>: information regarding financial aid offered to admitted students<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/phd-mfa-admission-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admission Decisions<\/a>: information regarding the timeline and how to receive feedback<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/responding-to-an-admission-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Responding to an Admission Offer<\/a>: how to accept or decline admission and next steps<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/international-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Student Visa<\/a>: information regarding the process of obtaining a student visa<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/deferrals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deferral<\/a>: information and form to request deferral of your application<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/readmission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Readmission<\/a>: information regarding readmission<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/bu-grs.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply for Admission<\/a><span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span><\/span><a class=\"button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact GRS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PhD &amp; MFA Admissions Beginning an Application: general information regarding your application The Application Process: understanding the application process Transcripts: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13289,"featured_media":0,"parent":24478,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24497"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13289"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24497"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88444,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24497\/revisions\/88444"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}