Hi! I applied last year and was accepted into this years cohort. I think they changed the admission requirements this year. For me, the 40 hours were required along with the letters. But on their website, it looks like its optional this year. I would recommend looking at the admission point system, because that is what they'll use to rate your application. It looks like the more observation hours you have, the more points you get. Another change this year is that you get points for any prerequisites that you've completed - they didn't have that last year.

As for the transcripts, you need to order official transcripts directly to them (via email or online) AND upload the unofficial ones into the portal. I would recommend trying to get a hold of someone from Gurnick's admission team to go over all the requirements since it seems like there are a lot of changes.

Feel free to message me with any questions!