PS The personal statement should explain how obtaining a graduate degree from the Public Health & Professional Degree Programs at Tufts will further the applicant’s career goals.  Statements should be limited to 1500 words. Fee The cost for a SOPHAS application is $120 for the first school or program to which you apply. Any additional schools or programs to which you choose to apply will cost $45 per designation, even if you submit those schools or programs later in the application cycle. RL All Letters of Recommendation are submitted to SOPHAS electronically.  Letters should be primarily academic in nature and should mention the relationship of the applicant to the recommender so that their observations can be put into the proper context. An electronic request from will be sent immediately once the applicant saves the references’ information into the SOPHAS system.  Please advise your references to monitor their junk e-mail and spam folders for messages from “SOPHAS Messenger,” subject heading “SOPHAS Reference Request,” as these e-mails are automated and therefore sometimes filtered as spam. Candidates will be able to check on the status of electronic letters via WebADMIT (SOPHAS applicant portal). PHPD requires three letters of recommendation.  SOPHAS only requires two letters of recommendation to update your SOPHAS status to "complete."  However, your third letter of recommendation must be submitted in order for our admissions staff to review you. Transcript All U.S. official transcripts must be sent to SOPHAS directly.  International transcripts must be evaluated by WES.  In turn, the WES evaluation MUST be sent to SOPHAS directly.  International transcripts will not be verified by SOPHAS. If your bachelor's degree was in progress when you sent your transcript to SOPHAS and you matriculate here at Tufts, official transcripts are required from your undergraduate institution showing your Bachelor's degree conferral. This must be sent directly to Tufts. NO COPIES or faxes will be accepted.