Transcript: Unofficial transcripts of all previous undergraduate or graduate coursework. (Official transcripts will later be required of all admitted applicants. Please do not send official transcripts in advance of receiving an offer of admission.) Personal Statement: Personal statement is requied Recommendation Letter: Applicants should request letters of recommendation from at least three English professors who are well acquainted with their recent work. Letters from instructors in other departments are less valuable, and letters from non-academic sources are useless. Applicants who have done graduate work elsewhere should request three letters from instructors familiar with their graduate work. Writing Sample: Applicants must submit a critical writing sample of 15-25 pages (including notes). Applicants may submit an excerpt from a thesis or longer paper but should send no more than 25 double-spaced pages in total. Your writing sample should be chosen with special care, since it provides the Admissions Committee with our most direct evidence of your abilities and constitutes the most important part of the file.