What is the required length of the Statement of Purpose portion of the application? Should I submit a thesis proposal as well?
The Statement of Purpose should be approximately (2) pages. Your research topic should be identified in your personal statement; a separate document is not necessary. Additional content information here • Is there a place on the application where I can explain extenuating circumstances? There is an Additional Information section in which you can explain the circumstances of an incomplete class, low grade, or low score component. • Should I contact the faculty with whom I am interested in working prior to application submission? While applicants are welcome to contact Stanford faculty members of interest, we ask that applicants first become familiar with faculty research projects via their websites and published works (the Woods Institute for the Environment’s Faculty Database is a great resource). Because applicants are not required to secure an advisor for application purposes, a faculty member may not respond to an inquiry at this early stage. This should not discourage one from appl
