PS A Statement of Background and Purpose About 1-4 pages (single-spaced) addressing both your scholarly and personal experience and proposed course of study. Fee International: $95.00 RL Letters of Recommendation Three, from people who know your work and can write in detail about you, what you've done, and what you propose to study. Letters should be submitted directly online, via ApplyYourself; list your references in the application and provide an e-mail address where each can be contacted. The ApplyYourself online system will contact them and instruct them on how to submit their letters. Transcript You must upload an unofficial transcript or academic record for each institution (even if you didn't receive a degree) in the Educational Background section of the online application.