1 Please read and review the general guidelines on how to apply to the Graduate School at Texas Tech University To apply as a new, first-time applicant, visit and complete the ApplyTexas application process If you have applied to Texas Tech Graduate School before, please complete the Graduate Application Change Form , and send that form to graduate.admissions@ttu.edu Pay your application fee: $60 initial application fee or $50 for each subsequent application (including changes of entry date, add/change program requests, or readmission requests) Application fees for new, first-time applications may be paid via ApplyTexas at the time of application submission or by credit card on the Graduate School website Within 24 hours of submitting your Apply Texas application you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to activate your eRaider account You must have activated the eRaider account to start the next part of the application process If you not receive the eRaider set-up email within days of your application submission, please send an email which includes your full name, date of birth, and a request for the set-up code be resent to graduate.admissions@ttu.edu Once your eRaider account is activated, please go to the Applicant File Upload Portal to access the interface through which you will submit your information and documents At present, you will be able to access the system only once Please make sure you have completed and compiled all of the requested information before starting this step a Choose the term and program which matches the term and program on your ApplyTexas application Then click “Start” b Page - Resume, Cover Letter, Personal Statement of Professional Goals, Written Sample, Letter of Intent c Page - Portfolio, Passport Bio Page, Proof of Financial Support, Photocopy of Degree 1, Photocopy of Degree d Page - Unofficial College/University Transcript 1, Unofficial College/University Transcript 2, Unofficial College/University Transcript 3, Unofficial College/University Transcript e Page - Recommender Email Address, Recommender Email Address, Recommender Email Address Note: Each recommender will receive an email from the system with a fillable two-page PDF recommendation form and a dedicated link for its submission This is the recommendation form required by the Graduate School and must be submitted If a recommender wishes to submit additional information such as letter, you are encouraged to ask them to submit their letter directly to the department by emailing it to INSERT CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS f Page - GRE, GMAT, Proof of passing Chartered Financial Analyst Level I Exam, Proof of English Proficiency, Department Questionnaire g Click “Finish” to submit your materials You can track the submission of your recommendations on the upload site Once your documents have been submitted in the Applicant File Upload Portal, you will then be able to start tracking your application status in the Raiderlink portal Please check your status in Raiderlink often, as Raiderlink is where your application status and eventual application decision will be posted, not in the Applicant File Upload Portal