What degree?
MTS/MAR/MA
What area?
Broadly, ethics and moral theology in the Christian tradition. Interested in the intersection of religion, ethics, and law and public policy
Do you know where?
Yale (MARc, might look to move into ethics); Harvard (though I hear they're weak in ethics); BU; BC; Notre Dame (probably apply to non-competitive MA and MTS - throw my hat in the ring there...fully funded, why not.); BC; also looking at Duke
What have you already done to prepare?
In conversation with some awesome theology faculty at Loyola MD (where I will be a senior in the fall); GRE prep (Yale does not take 'em... ok then...)
What are you working on now?
I'm a Global Studies major at Loyola - particular interest in that broad domain is the politics of Eastern Europe (Belarus, mostly)
And what else do you need to do between now and September when the application cycles actually open up?
Personal statement work; go over writing samples; ask for recommendations; and figure out the most exciting, practical, and articulate answer as to why I'd consider spending more money on studying religion at the grad-school level.
Other: I did come into Loyola (where I am teetering on a 3.8) as a theology major but moved away from it to make sure I got the best of my undergraduate experience. It has become evident that theology/ethics and the likes of Timothy Jackson and Reinhold Niebuhr have become my intellectual fancies.
Cheers!