弗吉尼亚大学

Transcript: Applicants must upload unofficial transcripts of their entire post-secondary academic record to the online application, including all undergraduate- and graduate-level coursework. Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for the faculty’s review of your application. If you accept an offer of admission to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, you will be asked to provide official transcripts from each college or university you have attended to the GSAS Admissions Office. Personal Statement: An applicant’s personal statement should answer the following questions: Why do you want to obtain a graduate degree? Which faculty research programs (laboratories) are of interest to you? Because of the short duration of the MA/MS programs, applicants pursuing an MS in Biology degree must identify and contact potential thesis advisor(s) in advance of application; for these students, this relationship with a prospective faculty mentor should be discussed in the personal statement. Recommendation Letter: At least two letters of recommendation should be submitted electronically through the online application system. Once you have submitted the contact information for a particular referee within the online application, that individual will receive instructions via e-mail for submitting a letter of recommendation on your behalf. Letters of recommendation should be sought from faculty in your proposed field of study who are sufficiently familiar with your work to make a comprehensive evaluation of your abilities. If you have already undertaken a graduate program, at least one of the letters should be from a faculty member who is familiar with your academic performance at the graduate level.