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Anthropology
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Alexias Stafilatos
- Deadline: Jan. 15
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- A sample of work based on a term paper on a course, a report on fieldwork, or a senior thesis.
Biology
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Joan Miller
- Deadline: Dec. 1
Biophysics (PMB)
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Nicole Goode
- Deadline: Dec. 4
Chemical Biology
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- John Kidwell
- Deadline: Jan. 15
Chemistry
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Cassandra Steward
- Deadline: Dec. 15
Classics
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Ginnie Miller
- Deadline: Jan. 15
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- A writing sample
Cognitive Science
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Degrees Offered: MA, PhD
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- Sarah Ciotola
- Deadline: PhD admission and MA summer/fall admission: Dec. 1 ; MA spring admission: Oct. 15
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- PhD: A sample of work, e.g. a 10-20 page research paper or written project that demonstrates an applicant’s analytical thinking. MA: Resume/CV
Comparative Thought and Literature
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Marva Philip
- Deadline: Dec. 15
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- A writing sample
Earth and Planetary Sciences
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Jenny Seat
- Deadline: Jan. 1
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- Statement of purpose (1–2 pages)
Economics
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Kasey Bocek
- Deadline: Jan. 15
English
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Tracy Glink
- Deadline: Dec. 15
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- 25 pages or less of an applicant’s best critical writing
History
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Megan Zeller
- Deadline: Dec. 15
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- The applicant’s best research paper. No page limit.
History of Art
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Ashley Costello
- Deadline: Dec. 15
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- Sample of work and statement of purpose
History of Science and Technology
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Danielle Stout
- Deadline: Jan. 15
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- A writing sample
Mathematics
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Sabrina Raymond
- Deadline: Dec. 15
Modern Languages and Literature
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Kathy Loehmer
- Deadline: Jan. 15
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- A 20-25 page writing sample that reflects the applicant’s area of interest. Can be in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish.
Near Eastern Studies
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Glenda Hogan
- Deadline: Dec. 15
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- A 12-15 page writing sample related to the field or the applicant’s area of concentration.
Philosophy
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Michelle Brock
- Deadline: Jan. 1
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- A maximum 20-page writing sample that reflects the applicant’s area of interest.
Physics and Astronomy
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Kelley Key
- Deadline: Dec. 15
Political Science
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Tracey Biller
- Deadline: Dec. 15
- Supplemental Materials
- A writing sample based on a term paper from a course, a report on fieldwork, or a senior thesis.
Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Elissa Zurbuchen
- Deadline: Dec. 15
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- A sample of an applicant’s most professional writing. A published work is acceptable, but not required.
Sociology
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Degrees Offered: PhD
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- Linda Burkhardt
- Deadline: Dec. 31
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- A writing sample
Writing Seminars
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Degrees Offered: MFA Fiction, MFA Poetry
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- Yvonne Gobble
- Deadline: Dec. 15
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- Fiction: 2 to 3 short stories or a self-contained section of a novel (40 page maximum, double spaced). Poetry: 10 poems (25 page maximum)