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Thanks, that’s helpful! I’ll check those reqs again. Some schools are frustratingly vague but hopefully a few will be more specific.

Hi friends! I’m planning on submitting a part of my thesis as my writing sample and I was wondering how much I need to reformat and edit down the excerpt. Do I need to rewrite it as a stand-alone paper with an introduction and conclusion? Or is it okay if the sample ends without a final conclusion, so long as I make clear that what I’m submitting is an excerpt? I’m pretty new to this and don’t have any friends who are applying to English lit PhD programs, so I’d love to hear any thoughts!