Philosophy PhD application

[minatakry]

Hello!

I see that most people here are applying for a STEM program, but I was wondering if there’s anyone applying to a philosophy PhD? I don’t have a masters and my BA is in psychology, so I don’t really have academic background in philosophy, but since college I’ve been self taught on the manner.

The program doesn’t require a master’s, but of course strong aptitudes for philosophy is what they’re looking for. I have no undergrad publications related to that field or in mine either.

Also, this has more to do with the general application process. I’m from Mexico and academia is quite different from the US, so I’ve been emailing back and forth with the administrator of the program’s application dpt. My last question was about the length for the SoP and he told me, citing the web page, somewhere around 12-18 pages… I don’t think that’s right, he probably messed it up with the Writing Sample, because the web page says nothing about se SoP length but it’s says 12-18 pages for the WS, but I may be wrong.

Anyways, thank you in advance.

[GradStudent987]

I would recommend getting an MA in philosophy first. Philosophy PhD admissions are absurdly competitive, much more so than other fields (and other fields are already competitive). Even if you could get into a program with just your bachelors, you'll likely get better offers if you apply in a couple years after doing some graduate work first. 

The admin you spoke to definitely confused the SoP with the WS. The SoP is almost always under two pages.

[Hamburjehr]

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Edited April 7, 2023 by Hamburjehr
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[minatakry]

On 4/7/2023 at 7:57 PM, minatakry said:

Hello!

I see that most people here are applying for a STEM program, but I was wondering if there’s anyone applying to a philosophy PhD? I don’t have a masters and my BA is in psychology, so I don’t really have academic background in philosophy, but since college I’ve been self taught on the manner.

The program doesn’t require a master’s, but of course strong aptitudes for philosophy is what they’re looking for. I have no undergrad publications related to that field or in mine either.

Also, this has more to do with the general application process. I’m from Mexico and academia is quite different from the US, so I’ve been emailing back and forth with the administrator of the program’s application dpt. My last question was about the length for the SoP and he told me, citing the web page, somewhere around 12-18 pages… I don’t think that’s right, he probably messed it up with the Writing Sample, because the web page says nothing about se SoP length but it’s says 12-18 pages for the WS, but I may be wrong https://100001.onl/.

Anyways, thank you in advance.

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