Fee A non-refundable application fee of $70 is required of applicants. You may pay this fee using a credit card on the online application site. Other acceptable modes of payment are personal checks (US only), money orders, international money orders, and cashier's checks; these should be made payable to Carnegie Mellon University, and must be in US dollars. RL Three letters of recommendation (a maximum of 5 is permitted).A minimum of three Tepper School of Business evaluation forms must be completed by individuals who are able to provide specific and relevant information about their intellectual ability, performance, maturity and motivation (maximum number of evaluations is five). Applicants who are currently students or who are recent graduates should submit at least one evaluation from an academic source. Those who have completed more than one year of full-time work should submit at least one evaluation from a supervisor. Recommendations from friends, family members, acquaintances and other sources not able to evaluate applicants on an academic or professional basis are unacceptable and will not be reviewed. Evaluation forms and/or recommendation letters can be submitted in the following ways: Electronic Evaluation Evaluators may use the electronic system to provide an evaluation. Once you input all required information for each of your evaluators, they will receive an email link with instructions on how to submit an evaluation on your behalf. Paper Evaluation Forms If preferred, evaluators may complete and submit a downloadable evaluation form by mail. The applicant should complete and sign the first page, then forward the forms to the evaluators for completion. Evaluators can also use the Tepper form (paper or electronic) or submit a letter on their institution's letterhead. Evaluators may send completed paper submission forms to: Doctoral Program Admissions 301 GSIA Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 They may also return the form and/or letter to you in a sealed envelope, which you can then forward to us at the above address, along with your other application documents (transcripts, etc.). Transcript One transcript is required from each college or university attended, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, whether or not the applicant earned a degree. For the application process, we only require scanned copies of transcripts, uploaded to your online application. If you receive an offer of admission, you will then be asked to provide official transcripts. In all cases, the transcripts must be sealed and signed across the seal by the corresponding registrar's office, and the applicant must forward them, with the rest of the completed application materials, to the Tepper School of Business