Biocore Admissions

*Prerequisite: Chemistry 103/104, 109, or 115

Important Dates:

Early deadline: January 6, 2025 with notification prior to start of spring semester
Regular deadline: March 7, 2025 for notification before April registration
Rolling admissions: up to the start of Fall 2025 semester

Prepare before filling out an application:

Student record in PDF form: You can request a transcript from UW Madison through Student Center portal. Go to MyUW, Open Student Center, Click Academic Records, View Unofficial Transcript, and click Submit. From there, the file can be downloaded in .pdf format.
Personal statement of no more than 400 words including your answers to the following:

- Describe something you have learned recently (e.g. hobby, athletic experience, a place you have visited, community service, a book, article, an academic experience, piece of music, or something else), and explain how it has affected you, how it has influenced your thinking or your perspective.
- Explain what inspires/motivates you to learn and what your learning goals are for Biocore.

Tips on writing your personal statement:

Make it personal. This is your chance to tell us about your points of growth, goals as a learner, challenges and accomplishments.
Tell us something new other than what we can deduce from your transcript or other information in your application.
Avoid excessive metaphor or imaginary description. This may confuse the reader and not be what you intended.
Emphasize the positive.

Questions about Biocore?

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs
For questions about the student experience, see the Biocore Peer Advisor webpage and contact our team of peer advisors (uwbiocore.peeradvisors@gmail.com) with your questions.
For questions about admissions, contact Biocore Associate Director Heidi Horn, for questions about enrollment contact Biocore enrollment administrator Carol Borcherding.

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