{"id":69966,"date":"2023-04-07T12:25:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/?page_id=69966"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:33:18","slug":"responding-to-an-admission-offer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/apply\/frequently-asked-questions\/responding-to-an-admission-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD &#038; MFA: Responding to an Admission Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>How to respond<\/h4>\n<p>Admitted PhD and MFA applicants will receive at least two emails from grs@bu.edu at the email address listed in their <a href=\"https:\/\/bu-grs.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">application<\/a>.\u00a0 Please make sure you check the email account for the email you listed in your application, and check any spam folders.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The email with the subject &#8220;<em>Message from Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences<\/em>&#8221; includes your admission offer letter as a PDF attachment. If you do not see an attachment, please check the bottom of the email, below the signature, as there may be a link where you can download the letter.<\/li>\n<li>The email(s) with the subject &#8220;<em>Boston University (insert program name) invites you to take the nest step with your application<\/em>&#8221; has a unique, program-specific link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.liaisonedu.com\/WebAdMIT_for_AMCAS_Help_Center\/Applicant_Gateway\/Getting_Started_with_the_Applicant_Gateway\/1_What_is_the_Applicant_Gateway%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Applicant Gateway<\/a>.\u00a0 You will need to access the Applicant Gateway to accept or decline the offer of admission by the deadline listed in your admission offer letter.\u00a0 For most PhD and MFA students, this deadline is April 15 at 11:59pm (23h59) Boston Time (Eastern Time Zone, UTC \u2013 05:00).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are unable to find the link to the Applicant Gateway, please email your response to <a href=\"mailto:grsphd@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grsphd@bu.edu<\/a>.\u00a0 Please include your full name (as it appears in your application),\u00a0 your Application ID or BU ID, and the name of your program and degree.\u00a0 Please clearly state whether you accept or decline admission.\u00a0 We must receive your email before midnight (Boston time) on the day of the deadline.<\/p>\n<h4>Next steps<\/h4>\n<p>You will receive multiple emails from the Graduate School acknowledging the receipt of your decision during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, except holidays).\u00a0 For those who accepted admission:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Domestic students will receive a &#8220;Welcome Email&#8221; that contains information on submitting official final transcripts, immunization requirements, orientations, and general information for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/admitted-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">newly admitted PhD &amp; MFA students<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>International students will receive an email &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/getting-started\/documents-procedures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Requesting International Student Documents<\/a>.&#8221; Once all documents have been received, they will receive our &#8220;Welcome Email&#8221; within 10 business days.<\/li>\n<li>All students will receive an email with a link to set up their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/security\/iam\/authentication\/kerberos\/kerberos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Login <\/a>(&#8220;Kerberos Account&#8221;) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/email\/office-365-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Email<\/a> (&#8220;Office 365 Outlook&#8221;).\u00a0 Please set it up as soon as possible:<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<ul>\n<li>International students will receive their I-20 at their BU email address.<\/li>\n<li>Students who want to apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Housing<\/a> will need a BU email account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to respond Admitted PhD and MFA applicants will receive at least two emails from grs@bu.edu at the email address [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10053,"featured_media":0,"parent":24497,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69966"}],"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\/10053"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69966"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89143,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69966\/revisions\/89143"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}