Dear Colleague,
Our admissions team can’t wait to meet your students as they explore the U of M and apply to be a part of the Golden Gopher Class of 2030!
Our counselors are scheduling high school visits and crafting inspiring event agendas, our student tour guides are brushing up on their campus facts and backwards walks, and our entire team is coming together to assist you and your students through every step of the college search process.
Application Updates
- Common App is our exclusive application platform for 2026.
- Applicants should use Courses and Grades within Common App to submit their academic history.
- Additionally, the self-reported academic record functionality, formerly known as SRAR, will now be called STARS. Applicants can use STARS to update courses and grade information after they’ve submitted their Common App, or if they missed submitting their Courses and Grades entirely can complete their application using STARS. Students can access STARS via their University of Minnesota App Tracker portal.
- We will no longer include the required short-answer campus community question.
- In the academic interests section, there is more descriptive language around being “undecided” on a major to help students understand what that means and how to proceed within the application.
Thank you for being an important partner in the college search process. We appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with high school and community organization professionals like you, and we look forward to sharing our maroon and gold spirit over the coming year!
Sincerely,
Keri Risic (she/her)
Executive Director
Office of Admissions
