moderatedbliss Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Edit: Using a WRITING SAMPLE from a different field.. Hello, I am a Sociology and Comparative World Literature double major, applying for Comparative World Literature programs. I was considering using the beginning of my Sociology honors thesis for my writing sample, would this be a bad idea? We spend the first semester designing the project and conducting literature reviews, applying for IRB, etc, and the second semester actually doing the research. I would be submitting an introduction, a literature review, a detailed explanation of research designs, and a conclusion. It shows my potential for and familiarity with research, but it's completely unrelated. Any advice would greatly be appreciated, thanks!! Edited November 25, 2013 by Camus1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 My girlfriend used her education thesis (common core related) for her English Ph.D. application (she only applied to one program, though a good one), but also included a shorter English paper (she's 18/19th century Brit Lit). They accepted her into the Master's program (which she hadn't applied for), and indicated that her English paper showed potential. So my guess is that if you have a LIt related paper, you'll be better off. Hard to say though - you could try shooting an e-mail to a prof at one of the schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semicolon2013 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I would strongly recommend submitting a literature paper. A sociology study does not say much about your potential to do carry out literary analysis--they are completely different skills sets, although of course it's possible to do interdisciplinary work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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