Forms & Instructions
Are you ready to apply for the 2010-2011 Academic Year?
(August 20010 through June 2011)
Quick Start:
1. Application Forms
2. Reference Forms
Instructions
To apply for admission to MA in Policy Economics at the Williams College, please submit the application form and all other required materials, including standardized test scores, by the deadline of January 15 of the year in which admission is sought. The preferred method of submission is electronic. The application form can be filled in and submitted online, or scanned and sent as an email attachment. Supplementary materials should be scanned and sent as email attachments. It is best if all materials are submitted at one time (although it is acceptable to send attachments in several email messages if the file sizes are large). Emails should be sent to:
email: cdeadmissions@williams.edu
All documents must be RECEIVED at the CDE by the deadline of January 15th prior to the start of the next academic year.
If you are unable to submit materials online, we will accept submissions by fax or by post to:
Admissions Office
Center for Development Economics (CDE)
Williams College
1065 Main Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
USA
Fax: 1 (413) 597-4076
Please submit documents only once.
Required materials
- Completed application form
- Your CV (follow preferred format, 1-2 pages only)
- Transcript of your first university degree showing individual courses and grades received, as well as transcripts from any subsequent university study;
- Proof of nationality and date of birth (e.g., copy of passport or birth certificate);
- Scores from the GRE or the GMAT (see instructions below)
- Scores from the TOEFL or IELTS exam (not required if your first language or primary language of university study is English. Please ask Williams College CDE staff for clarification if necessary. )
To be submitted by a professional referee
- Reference submitted on the form found at: http://www.williams.edu/cde/admission/forms (a second professional reference is optional)
Please do not submit:
- Certificates from professional training courses (include information on your CV)
- Transcripts from secondary or primary school
Standardized Testing
If you have copies of your score reports from any of the standardized exams, we will accept scans. If you need to request new copies, or are planning to take an exam for the first time, please have the score reports sent directly to the CDE.
If the GRE or GMAT exams are offered in your country, then you are required to submit scores. You can find testing locations for the GRE at email: http://www.gre.org and for the GMAT at http://www.mba.com/mba/thegmat . To have GRE scores sent directly to Williams College, use institution code 3965, and department code 1801. GMAT scores can not be sent directly to Williams; if you take the GMAT, please send us a scanned copy of your score report as soon as you receive it.
If English is not your first language or the official language of your university studies, then you are required to submit scores from the TOEFL or IELTS exam. For the TOEFL, use institution code 3965, and department code 84. For the IELTS, request to have scores sent to the CDE at the address below.
Submit to:
Admissions Office
Center for Development Economics
Williams College
1065 Main Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
USA
Fax: (413) 597-3976
Email: cdeadmissions@williams.edu
Please note the following:
- Originals may be requested at a later date
- Incomplete applications are not processed
- The decisions of the CDE Admissions Committee are final and confidential
Application Forms
Below are various options for completing the application, data form, and reference
forms. If possible, please complete the forms in the Word and Excel versions and email them as attachments.
Alternatively, the PDF versions can be printed out, then completed and scanned for an email attachment, or faxed.
Reference forms must be emailed, faxed, or sent via post by the referee.
You can save these files to your desktop by right-clicking the links (control-click on a Mac).
Application [ Word version ] Can complete in Word and email as an attachment.
Application [ PDF version ] Can print out, complete and scan for email or fax.
Datasheet [ Excel version ] Can complete in Excel and email as an attachment.
Datasheet [ PDF version ] Can print out, complete and scan for email or fax.
Example of CV format [ PDF file ]
Reference Forms
You can save these files to your desktop by right-clicking the links (control-click on a Mac).
Reference Form [ Word version ]
Reference Form [ PDF version ]