misterpat Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 A little late here, but yes, I was admitted to UPenn's program w/ a writing sample from a classics course. They have a 10-pg max for samples, and I just didn't have any good history papers I could squeeze into that limit. The paper I did send did use both primary and secondary sources, but was primarily a literary argument, not a historical one. Thanks for the response. That is reassuring. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahlan_amnell Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 misterpat said: Anyway, I have a question for those admitted last cycle, should any of you still be lurking around these boards: Was anyone admitted with a writing sample that was NOT in the field you intend to pursue? I'm a 19th Century Americanist focusing on social/cultural and gender history. My writing sample was on Civil Liberties During World War I, so outside my time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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