PS Personal Statement – We place great weight on your personal statement. This statement is your opportunity to articulate your interests and get the committee interested in you, in your potential as a professional and as a human being. (Recommended length: 3-4 double-spaced pages.) GPA GPA and Transcripts – We look carefully at your course preparation and GPA. Nearly all of the students we accept have an undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or better. Students entering with a Master’s degree are expected to have attained a high GPA (3.75 or better) for their graduate work. CV A brief résumé of your accomplishments, both academic and professional. Fee The application fee is $75.00 RL Recommendations – Excellent recommendations by your professors (a minimum of two) are essential. You may want to provide your recommenders with copies of your college or university transcripts, papers you wrote for their course(s). Transcript To apply for graduate admission, you must apply online to the UMass Graduate School     All accompanying materials should be mailed directly to the Graduate School. Graduate Admissions 530 Goodell Building University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 gradadm@grad.umass.edu 413.577.0010