About writing sample

[Yiyu Liu]

Hi everyone,

     I just noticed many schools require writing samples but they do not release much specific details about them. I wonder how "serious" those writing samples should be. I haven't got any published papers yet, with only an honors thesis and a few reviews (those were written to meet the course requirement) in English. Also, as my mother language is not English I don't assume I could write as good as native speakers for now. Does anyone have any related experience or suggestions?

     Thx very much!

[Clinapp2017]

What programs are you applying to this fall? It would be helpful to know so students or faculty can comment on this more. 

 

In clinical psych, an honors thesis is probably appropriate. 

[Yiyu Liu]

I'm applying to cognitive development and it could be either in the psych department or in the cog department. Is there any differences for writing sample in the fields that you're applying to?

Edited August 20, 2018 by Yiyu Liu

[Yiyu Liu]

11 hours ago, Clinapp2017 said:

What programs are you applying to this fall? It would be helpful to know so students or faculty can comment on this more. 

 

In clinical psych, an honors thesis is probably appropriate. 

 

[t_ruth]

Honors thesis would work fine for my field (ed psych). Make sure to have a few people proofread it.