[Englmajors] English Grad School Workshop TOMORROW

[Melissa Wensel]

Just a quick reminder of tomorrow's important workshop on applying to 
graduate school in English.  See details below:

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Subject: Graduate School in English Workshops
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:20:48 -0700
From: Melissa Wensel <wensel at u.washington.edu>
To: ENGLMAJORS at u.washington.edu

Are you just starting to consider graduate study in English?  Are you in
the middle of the application process for Autumn 2006 admission right
now?  Whatever your stage of the game, our upcoming workshops on
preparing for and getting into grad school are sure to help:

Graduate Study in English:
How to Prepare, How to Apply
Tuesday, October 25
2:30-4:20 p.m.
Smith 405

This first session features special guests, Professor Mark Patterson,
former director of graduate studies, and Professor Maya Sonenberg,
current director of the creative writing program.  These veteran
graduate faculty members will answer all your questions fully and
candidly.  Find out what admissions committees look for when reading
critical and creative writing samples.  Discover how to get really
effective letters of recommendation.  Learn what you have to do to
prepare yourself intellectually for the rigors of graduate level
scholarship!

Statement of Pupose Workshop
Monday, October 31
1:30-2:20 p.m.
Smith 105

BOO!!  Yes, it's quite fitting that the statement of purpose workshop is
on Halloween this year.  This is scary stuff!  It's an unfamiliar
writing assignment with serious consequences.  What should this essay
include?  Leave out?  How should it be organized?  How important is it
in the admission process?  Learn answers to all these questions PLUS get
a chance to see and critique several sample statements of purpose!

Melissa Wensel
English Advising
(206)543-2634