Fee The $105 application fee can be paid by credit card at the time of application or subsequently via check (payable to Columbia University). Please do not send international postal coupons. RL Letters of recommendation from three former instructors Transcript To expedite review, copies of transcripts should be uploaded as part of the on-line application. These may be unofficial copies. The application will also contain instructions for the electronic submission of letters of recommendation. Official copies of transcripts must still be sent directly to the Office of Graduate Affairs, 630 West 168th St., P&S 3-435, New York, NY 10032. All supporting documentation should be received no later than December 31, 2017.