For information concerning the GRE, inquire at any college or university, or write to the Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6000, Princeton, New Jersey, 08541-6000. Recommendation letters and your Personal Statement are important indicators of such qualities as motivation, special interests, maturity, teaching ability, work ethics, and character which are not measured by numbers or transcripts. The cassette recording of your voice provides an indication of your fluency in both English and Spanish or Portuguese and helps evaluate your qualifications for a teaching assistantship. The faculty will determine stipulations for students admitted conditionally. Students admitted with conditions may not be appointed to teaching assistantships until conditions are removed.
Most financial aid is given in the form of teaching assistantships to qualified new students.
There are only a few scholarships available for which selected students will be nominated. You will be informed in an admittance confirmation letter if you have been nominated for a scholarship or selected to be a teaching assistant. GIAC requires official transcripts of all scholastic work undertaken, including work done in foreign countries. A complete and official English translation must be furnished, together with certified copies of the original records. The records should include subjects taken and grades earned, as well as the grading system used.