Not Sure What Your Next Step Is?
We are here to help
Grad school? Career change? Application prep? Starting your own business? Upskilling? Lifelong learner? Explore for-credit courses at UChicago through our unique bridge program: Graduate Student-at-Large (GSAL).
Our experienced staff is here to answer your questions and help you move forward on this important educational and career journey. You will find the academic and professional advising and support you need to succeed in a prestigious university environment. You will have the connection with faculty, research exploration, networking, and receive a UChicago transcript with grades and credits for future academic or professional opportunities.
For more information on how to get started, please email our admissions team at gsgsadmissions@uchicago.edu or fill out our request form to have someone reach out to you.
Meet the GSAL team
Alexandra Case, MS
Associate Director of Recruitment
Alexandra Case, Associate Director of Recruitment, has over fifteen years of recruitment, admission, and marketing experience. She started her career in higher education at the New York Institute of Technology as Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission, then served seven years at Illinois Tech...
Esther Pandian-Riske, MA, MAPSS
Program Director, Graduate Student-at-Large
Esther Pandian-Riske is the Program Director of the Graduate Student-at-Large Program. Originally from Singapore, she came to Chicago as an international student and has two Master’s degrees from the University of Chicago: a MAPSS from the Graduate Division of the Social Sciences and an MPP from the...
Marla Privitera, MS
Program Advisor, Graduate Student-at-Large
Marla Privitera is the Program Advisor for the Graduate Student-at-Large Program. She hails from Fredonia, NY though has lived in many different places, including a few in Central America, and is happily residing again in the Chicago-land area. She was previously the Assistant Director of Bridge and...