PS Your personal statement should describe why you chose DGA; what you would hope to accomplish while at DGA and upon graduation; any specific faculty member who brought you to our program and why; and any specific issue you want us to know regarding your application. PROGRAM QUESTIONS PhD Students: What will your area of interest be within our program? Is there a particular faculty member that you have chosen to work with while obtaining your PhD? What do you plan to do with your MS or PhD once received from Global Affairs? Have you ever seen an advertisement for the Program? If so, where was this advertisement? How did you find out about the Global Affairs Graduate Program at Rutgers University - Newark Campus? Did you attend a recruiting event in which Global Affairs was a participant? Have you used the DGA website? How informative was it? What areas of the website were worthwhile? What areas were not? Would you recommend any changes to the website? CV A curriculum vitae or resume is required. Fee $70 application fee RL Letters of recommendation (3): Fill in your recommenders' email addresses carefully so that they can receive your request and submit your recommendation without delay. Please refer to http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/apply/before-you-apply for more information. Transcript Request official transcript(s) from institutions you’ve attended, including Rutgers. Your institution(s) should send original, official transcripts, showing your degree awarded, to the appropriate graduate admissions office. If your institution is a sending member of Parchment, eScrip-Safe, or National Student Clearinghouse, Rutgers will be able to receive your official transcripts electronically. We also accept electronic transcripts from India sent via TrueCopy Credentials. View address information for Graduate and Professional Admissions offices(http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/about/contact-us). If the official copy of your transcript will be delayed past the program deadline, consider uploading an unofficial, scanned copy of your transcripts.