Review Student Applications

Note: Applications will not be reviewed on a rolling basis for Summer 2024. Applicants for Summer 2024 programs can apply by the Early Action deadline on Nov 29 or the Regular deadline on Feb 7.

Step 1: Login to PackAbroad, the NC State Study Abroad application system

Step 2: You should land on your “Reviewer Console” homepage, but if not, go to the menu in the top left to navigate to the Reviewer Console view (see screenshot below)

Step 3: This will take you straight to Pending Reviews where all applications that need to be reviewed are listed. Once they are reviewed, they will move to the tab on the right labeled “Submitted Reviews”

Step 4: Open each student’s application individually to review short answer essays, SIS information (GPA, credits completed), unofficial transcript, and recommendation (if required)

• Note: If there are multiple Program Directors or leaders, you will be able to see their acceptance decisions if they have already made one.

Step 5: Select your reviewer recommendation, “accept/reject/defer/waitlist” at the bottom of the student’s application. If a student is rejected, you will be asked to provide any comments if that could be shared with the student. Reviewer recommendations are only visible to the program coordinator, not to applicants. Please see the definitions for each decision:

• Accept: Student is ready to be offered a spot on the program
• Reject: Student will not be offered a spot on the program and will not be considered for this program during this cycle
• Defer (summer early action only): Student may be qualified but we need to see the remaining applicants before admitting the student to the program. The student will be considered again during the regular admission decision date
• Waitlist: Student is well qualified but, due to the competition of the applicant pool and space availability, will not be admitted at this time. Students can stay on the waitlist in the case that another spot opens up prior to the program

Step 6: Mark your review as completed by selecting the Submit button

• Decision notifications will be made by the program coordinator after completing a conduct check, verifying GPA requirement, and referring to the program director recommendation

Step 7: Reviewers will automatically return to a list of applicants with pending reviews