PS In 1500 words, your personal statement should include the following: Your career goals How obtaining a DrPH degree will further your career goals Why the DrPH program at Tufts University is a good fit for your interests Faculty members in the Tufts Public Health program with whom you have had contact (if any) Fee The cost for a SOPHAS application is $135 for the first school or program you apply to. Any additional schools or programs you choose to apply to will cost $50 per designation, even if you submit those schools or programs later in the application cycle. You can find more information here. 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. PHPD requires three letters of recommendation. 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).  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.