Follow the Instructions
When taking the next step after undergraduate studies, it’s always important to follow the instructions.
This may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised how many prospective students don’t thoroughly read the instructions before submitting their admission application. At very least, failing to do this could delay the application process—especially if you neglect to send all of the necessary items.
Failure to read instructions becomes more serious when applying to a program with strict deadlines. This is obvious—you don’t want to miss out on future opportunities because you didn’t notice an application deadline. But it happens often to people who don’t read what schools send to them.
Neglect of this imperative may also have a significant impact on those applying to competitive programs with a limited number of spaces. Applying to a competitive program is like interviewing for a job: it’s critical to put your best foot forward. As a result, missing an important detail or failing to send an application item could make a difference between getting in and getting left out.