PS Your personal statement is intended to give you the opportunity to submit a narrative describing your past education, experience, and current professional career objectives. Your statement should describe your: reasons for interest in pain research, education and policy, reasons for interest in the Public Health and Professional Degree programs at Tufts University, and career goals Fee Application Fee: $70 (paid directly through the online application) RL Three letters of recommendation are required. Recommendation letters may be submitted online (within the application) or by mail. 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. Electronically submitted recommendations do not need to be followed up with paper recommendations. If mailed, letters of recommendation should be in a sealed envelope with the author’s signature across the seal and forwarded by you or the recommender to our address below. Transcript If you are sending official transcripts from your college or university: Don’t upload anything in the transcripts section if you’re sending an official transcript. The system will inaccurately count this as your transcript, and review of your application will be delayed. Official transcripts may be mailed via the US Mail to our address at the bottom of this page, or electronically to med-phpd@tufts.edu. Transcripts are only considered official if they are sent directly from the registrar's office of your institution to our office in a sealed envelope. If you scan your official transcript to your application it becomes unofficial.