PS An academic statement of purpose should be prepared and submitted online with the application. The personal statement should address your intellectual interests, academic and professional objectives, and proposed topic(s) of graduate study. The length of the personal statement is generally 500 words, but some programs have different or additional guidelines for submission of the statement of purpose. GPA A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or the equivalent from a competitive university or college is required, although most students who are admitted have GPAs of 3.5 or higher. Fee The application fee for the 2018 academic year is $90 ($140 for the Special Master's in Physiology program). The fee can be paid by Visa or MasterCard only. RL Three official recommendations are required by the Graduate School unless your program only mandates two. These recommendations must be from persons in positions to appraise the applicant's potential for graduate study. The Graduate School requires use of the online recommendation system, which utilizes a secure online recommendation system that will: automatically email your recommendation providers with instructions for online submission of the recommendation. allow applicants to track recommendations received or not received and follow up with recommenders who still need to submit their appraisals. expedite the processing of the recommendations, which will be included in the online application once submitted. automatically notify you when recommendations have been received. Transcript Official transcripts, recommendations and any other hardcopy materials should be sent directly to BGE: Georgetown University Office of Biomedical Graduate Education 3900 Reservoir Road, N.W. Med-Dent Bldg SE108 Washington, DC 20057-1411