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Request that official transcripts from your bachelor’s degree program be submitted to Maharishi International University. Transcripts must come directly to us from the institutions attended. Transcripts can be sent electronically to admisdoc@miu.edu. Paper copies should be mailed to the address below. Official transcripts sent by mail must be delivered to us in a sealed envelope; official transcripts sent by email must be password protected.
Maharishi International University
Office of Admissions
1000 North 4th Street
Fairfield, IA 52557
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Recommendation
Request one recommendation from someone who can attest to your academic or professional performance. The recommendation should come from a current or former teacher or workplace supervisor. Other recommendations can be considered on a case-by-case basis. Send your recommender the link to our recommendation form, and they will submit it directly back to us.
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All students at our university practice the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique, which provides many benefits for body and mind. Please learn the TM technique and submit the Transcendental Meditation Teacher Recommendation (or, if you are a resident of India, you are required to complete the Transcendental Meditation Teacher Recommendation for Residents of India).
To find the closest official TM instructor to your place, please visit www.tm.org.
More about Transcendental Meditation
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There are two essays required for this program.
The first essay is required for applicants to online master’s degree programs. See the essay page.
The second essay is required by the Maharishi Vedic Science department:
Read the two sections (3 pages) in The Science of Being and Art of Living by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi What is Being? and Being is the Essential Constituent of Creation. In 700-800 words, respond to the following: “Discuss Maharishi’s description of the nature of Being as the essential constituent of creation.” This should be double-spaced...
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Thank you for submitting your application to Maharishi International University.
Please read all the items on the checklist below carefully. The application materials are listed in order of importance. For fastest processing, we recommend that you follow this order as much as possible when you submit your documents and forms.
All forms and documents should be sent to admisdoc@miu.edu or to your admission counselor’s email address.
Once all the documents have been received by our Admissions Office, a telephone interview will be scheduled.
Step 1 — Documents and Forms...
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Please submit to our Admissions Office the confirmation of your contact information on our Contact Information Form.
If your address or phone number changes after submitting this form, please e-mail your admissions counselor immediately with the change.
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Photocopy the page of your passport that contains your photograph and identity information. E-mail a scanned version of this document (use JPG format only) to your admissions counselor.
If you cannot email this document, then fax it to (641) 472-1179. On all e-mails and faxes, be sure to give your full name, birth date, and email address as it appears on your application.
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As part of your application procedure, you are required to provide to the U.S. Embassy, as well as to the University, a recent bank statement (issued within the past month) showing your current available balance and recent account activity, as proof that you have the funds required for the first academic year.
If you do not have a recent bank statement, an official bank letter typed on bank letterhead is also acceptable. The bank letter must include the following:
- current available balance and recent account activity
- bank’s contact details
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You are not required to take the SAT, ACT, GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) or GRE (Graduate Record Examinations); however if you have taken any of these tests, please e-mail the scanned official documents to your admissions counselor.
Please note that although these tests are not a standard requirement for admission, depending on our evaluation of your application your Admissions Counselor may require any of these tests for admission to MIU.
If you are applying to an MBA Accounting Track, please e-mail any accounting certifications that you may have, i.e....
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Review and submit the online MIU Overview.
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