The purpose of the rectification request procedure is to provide applicants the opportunity to appeal against Aalto University’s student admission decision on the grounds of an error in the decision-making, and thereby have an erroneous decision corrected.
An admission decision may only be rectified if Aalto University made an error in the admission procedure, and that error justifies changing the admission decision.
This process is not for requesting feedback or additional information regarding the admissions results.
Your request for rectification must include the following information:
You cannot submit any new documents to support your rectification request.
Aalto University bases admission decisions and decisions on rectification requests only on:
Decisions on scholarships are final and cannot be appealed against.
Read the frequently asked questions below before submitting a rectification request.
You may request rectification of the admission decision within 14 days of the publication of the admission results. Aalto University’s master’s admissions results will be published on 30 March 2027.
The rectification request must be received by the Aalto University Registry by the deadline:
A rectification request must be submitted during the rectification period only. Rectification requests received before the admission results are published will be returned to the sender. Rectification requests received after the deadline will not be processed.
Rectification requests must be submitted to the Aalto University Registry either:
An admission decision may only be rectified if Aalto University made an error in the admission procedure and the error justifies changing the decision.
Admission decisions are based on the admission criteria set by Aalto University. Rectification requests will not be approved if the rectification would go against the admission criteria. For example, if your application did not meet eligibility requirements, such as required proof of language proficiency, you cannot be admitted.
Admission decisions are based solely on the application documents and information provided by applicants by the given deadlines and following the University’s instructions. It is the applicant's responsibility to adhere to the instructions and submit the required documents on time. Delays or issues caused by third parties (e.g., delays in obtaining educational documents from your home university or internet disruptions in your area) do not constitute an error made by Aalto University. Failure to follow the University’s instructions or to meet a deadline is not an error on Aalto University’s part.
You cannot submit new documents to support your rectification request.
Please do not include confidential information, such as your personal identification number or information about your health or life circumstances, in your rectification request. These factors are not part of the admissions criteria and will not be considered.
Your request for rectification must include all of the following information:
Your rectification request must demonstrate an actual error made by Aalto University. Grounds other than an error made by the University will not be considered.
This list contains examples of grounds that are irrelevant. Do not base your request on reasons such as:
No, simply requesting a reassessment is not a sufficient reason to request a rectification.
You must clearly specify in your rectification request the specific error Aalto University made in evaluating your application and the grounds for your claim.
Aalto University will process all rectification requests within approximately 1–2 months. All rectification requests will be processed as quickly as possible.
If your rectification request concerns academic evaluation, academic evaluators will re-evaluate your application and provide a written statement regarding your rectification request. Once the statement has been completed, your rectification request will be forwarded to the dean of the relevant school. The dean will make an official decision on whether to approve or reject your rectification request.
You will be notified of the outcome of your rectification request by email once the process is complete.
If your application met the general eligibility criteria and was evaluated by the study option, and you want more information about the evaluation of your application, you may contact the Aalto School for your study option after the final admission results have been published.
Contact details for each study option will be posted on the Master's admissions results page before the results are published. This page also includes explanations of the reasons for rejection and information on the waiting list procedure.
Do not request rectification simply to get feedback or additional information about the admissions results.
The results of Aalto University Master's admissions are published on 30 March, 2027.
The applicants receive an email notification once the results are published.
On this page, you can find further information about the waiting list procedure and explanations of the reasons for rejection.
You can find the general eligibility requirements for master's admissions on the "Applying to master's programmes" page. The evaluation criteria of your study option are available on its webpage. You can use the "Study options" menu to find the webpage of your study option.
