Transcript:
Transcripts are required
Curriculum Vitae:
CV is required
Personal Statement:
In a concisely written statement, please describe your past and present work as it relates to your intended field of study, your educational objectives, and your career goals. In addition, please include your intellectual and professional reasons for choosing your field of study and why your studies/research can best be done at the Graduate School of Arts and Science at NYU. The statement should not exceed two double-spaced pages.
Recommendation Letter:
Three letters of recommendation
Writing Sample:
The writing sample should be an academic paper (e.g., term paper or published article) of about 12-15 double-spaced pages. The paper must be in English, and should demonstrate your best work. It need not demonstrate a comparative approach but may focus on a single national literature, or upon a critical/theoretical issue.