PS Your statement of purpose should be no more than two pages in length, in Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri font, size 10 or 12 font and it should address the following topics: Why do you want to go to grad school? Why are you qualified to go to grad school? Include previous research experience, project teams you've been associated with, jobs you've held, year-long capstone work, other class work, etc. What do you want to do in grad school? Identify faculty members with whom you would possibly like to work with in your graduate studies. What is the reason you want to pursue a graduate degree? What do you want to do after grad school? CV Your curriculum vitae (CV) should be no more than two pages in length, in Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri font, size 10 or 12 font and it should address the following topics: Educational information (school name, thesis topic and advisor (if any), GPA summary and ranking) Research/Industrial Experience (research publications, project presentations/conferences, industrial projects and internships, research interest areas) Special skills (programming skills, commercial software, etc.) Department/University Service (if any) Extracurricular Activities Fee A nonrefundable $60 fee for U.S. students and $70 for international students is charged for each admission application you submit to Ohio State for graduate study. You may pay the application fee using a credit or debit card (Visa, Master Card or Discover). RL Academic sources are highly preferred. These are people such as faculty advisors, professors you have had in class, lecturers, etc. Letters from managers or supervisors is also acceptable but do not carry as much weight as academic sources. Letters from TA’s are not acceptable. Transcript Official scanned copies of transcripts from all post-secondary institutions are required. We cannot review an application for admission without scans or physical copies of official transcripts on record. Anything other than official transcripts will result in a delay in processing your application. Transcripts can be submitted electronically or as a hard copy. The can be submitted via the following means: Uploaded via the prompt in the online application Submitted electronically to gpadocs@osu.edu. Submitted via postal mail. The mailing address is located at the bottom of this page.