What are my chances of being admitted, and what criteria do the admissions committee use in determining admission?
We receive approximately three hundred applications each year, and we are able to offer admission to approximately 18 of those applicants. The Graduate Admissions Committee weighs a number of factors when considering candidates. The admissions committee places the most importance on a candidate’s personal statement and writing sample. These pieces of writing must show, first of all, that the applicant would like to be a part of and is capable of succeeding at a graduate program whose goal is to train students to be professional literary scholars. We look for applicants who are asking provocative and potentially productive literary questions and who are interested in exploring such literary questions in a rigorous intellectual environment. The personal statement and writing sample must also demonstrate that the candidate would fit in well with our program’s strengths. Third, they must show that the candidate has the skills and abilities required for those who are to be trained in litera
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