Hamna

With questions like the one below: "Explain your interest in and preparation for graduate work in Creative Writing or discuss how this degree program could help you attain your professional and personal goals" Are you meant to talk about your inspirations? your day job? you writing? How much of this is about your skill as a writer, and how much of this is a 'getting to know you' kind of essay? I'm assuming the SOPs for mfas are vastly different from those required of someone applying for an ma- but how so?

Thanks for the reply, Well my grades are As in high school, a 3.3 average in university and a GRE 1300... though I'm sitting for it again... and I have two years work experience in journalism.. Most Phd programs I've been looking at list a masters degree as their pre-req, so I'm not sure where I stand.

Hey, I'm planning to apply to the US pursuing a masters leading to phd program in international relations. Looking at rankings/ aid etc but getting stuck... can't find enough masters to phs programs. Any ideas?