In addition, significant costs and efforts are saved. In addition, the new system eliminates having to match a student's application with their GMAT score which used to come in separately. The original on-line application process was developed by the company Collegescape, in cooperation with Sloan. Peterson's acquired Collegescape in the process. To apply via the Web, prospective students need to open the GradAdvantage website, set up a username and password, and begin filling out the electronic application.
Applicants can save their work and keep coming back to it until they finally submit it.
With the exception of submitting references and transcripts, the whole process is on-line. Admission decisions will be forwarded via mail. Because of that experience, most prospective students have access to a computer at their workplace as well as at home.