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Additional Information (from Karen Cheong at IUP):
"Light applicants may contact IUP Berkeley to set up their 15-minute language interviews at no cost (no non-refundable deposit, no application fee required) beginning November 30th and ending on December 15th. They will most likely take their interviews with the IUP instructor who is currently teaching abroad at Yale. If they pass their courtesy language interviews and want to send in paper applications, we should receive them at IUP Berkeley by the end of December 2009 for the summer 2010 program and by January 13th for the academic year/semester deadline. Please note that passing the language interview does not mean automatic acceptance to IUP; the paper application is equally important. It is important that applicants write thoughtful Statements of Purpose. IUP is a mature language program (the average age is often 26), so it's expected that students express fairly clear career plans/steps in their statements. The more specific career plans they can express, the better. It is also important to express how IUP will help them achieve those career goals and what they plan to do with their language skills post-IUP.
If a Light applicant contacts IUP Berkeley after December 15th, they will have to take the ordinary route like all other ordinary IUP applicants. This means the application must be received by the January 13, 2010 academic year/semester deadline (or by the end of December 2009 for best chances at a summer 2010 spot), they need to pay application fees, and if their academic year/semester application is approved by our admissions committee (results come out in very late February/very early March), they must pay a deposit and sign up for a language interview in March. Summer language interviews will mostly likely be in late December 2009/early January 2010. By taking the academic year/semester language interview in December 2009, they find out about full acceptance status by very late February/very early March at the latest."
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