Frequently
Asked Questions: Transcripts, Letters
Of Recommendation, And Statement Of Purpose
- Do I need
to have transcripts sent for every college-level
class that I have taken?
- I attended
and/or graduated from an institution outside
of the U.S. Should I submit a transcript
from that school?
- I will not
receive my degree until the summer. Must
I submit another transcript showing the
degree was conferred?
- How many
copies of each transcript should I send?
- How many
letters of recommendation are required?
- Can letters
of recommendation be faxed or e-mailed
to the Admissions Office or to the department?
- Will you
accept letters of recommendation mailed
from my university’s career center
or letter service?
- Where do
I send letters of recommendation and transcripts?
- My recommender
is out of the country and cannot access
the recommendation form from the paper
application. Can the recommendation
be submitted without the form?
- What should
I write in my statement of purpose?
- How do I
submit my statement of purpose?
- Applicants
should submit official transcripts from
each college or university attended. A
college senior should submit an official
transcript of work completed in the first
semester of the senior year as soon as
it is available.
- Applicants
who have attended and/or received degrees
from institutions outside the U.S. must
provide certified copies and certified
English translations of transcripts or
records of all previous post-secondary
education and of all degrees conferred.
- Applicants
are required to submit official final
transcripts or a certified document
showing all degrees earned. If you are
offered admission, you must submit transcripts
or certified documents showing all degrees
conferred as soon as they become available,
even if the degree will not be conferred
until the semester of admission begins.
- The Graduate
School requires one transcript from each
school attended.
- Two
letters of recommendation are required
for the Graduate School; however, some
departments/programs require three letters.
Please refer to pages 5 and 6
of the paper application for more information
http://www.bu.edu/grs/academics/admissions/paperapp.html
- No. Recommenders
must submit a paper recommendation. The
paper recommendation form can be downloaded
at http://www.bu.edu/grs/academics/admissions/paperapp.html
- Yes.
Your letters should be up-to-date and
pertain to the program or area of study
to which you are applying.
- Transcripts,
letters of recommendation and other
supplemental application material should
be mailed in one packet, if possible,
for the fastest possible processing,
to the Admissions Office at the Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences, 705 Commonwealth
Avenue, Room 112, 705 Commonwealth Avenue,
Boston, MA 02215.
- Your recommender
can submit a letter of recommendation
without the form; however, your name and
the department to which you are applying
should be present on each page of the
recommendation letter. This will ensure
that the recommendation is matched with
your application.
- Applicants
to every degree program offered by the
Graduate School are required to submit
a Personal Statement/Statement of Purpose
of not fewer than 200 words. This statement
must describe your qualifications and
the objectives of your intended educational
program at the Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences.
- When
applying online, you can upload your statement.
Your uploaded document should be no more
than 5 pages and should be in a Western
Europe or other English-language setting.
We cannot guarantee the ability to print
your statement if it contains non-English
symbols. If you apply with a paper application,
you should submit your Personal Statement
with your application. Whichever way the
statement is submitted, it should contain
on every page the following identifying
information: your name, date of birth,
and the department to which you are applying.
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