PS Explain the nature of your interest in one specific program in the department and reasons for wanting to study at Stanford. In the first sentence of your statement of purpose, indicate the name of the specific program to which you are applying. Include details about your preparation for this field of study, your future career plans, and any other aspects of your background and interests which may aid the admissions committee in evaluating your aptitude and motivation for graduate study. Your statement should be typed, single-spaced, and no longer than two pages, ensuring that your full name and the program to which you are applying is on each page. GPA GPAs of at least 3.5 are strongly recommended. CV Applicants must upload a résumé/CV into the 'additional information' section of the application. Applicants may also upload additional papers such as samples of your academic or published works in this section. These will be included in your application file, though there is no guarantee that they will be reviewed by the admissions committee. Fee The application fee is $125, is non-refundable, and must be received by the appropriate application deadline. RL Three letters of recommendation are required. Letters of recommendation are handled via an online recommendation system, which is part of the online application. Applicants will be required to register the contact information of their recommenders who will then receive an email with directions on how to proceed. We do not accept emailed or paper recommendations. Your letters should be written by those who have supervised you in either an academic or employment setting. If possible, at least one should be from a university professor familiar with your academic work. Your recommendations should directly address your suitability for admission to the Statistics department. We pay extra attention to the potential for future excellence, as indicated in letters of recommendation. The most important factors we look at are: quantitative and analytic strength, communication skills in English, leadership, maturity and focus. Transcript As part of the online application, applicants are required to upload scanned copies of transcripts (either official or unofficial) from all postsecondary institutions attended as a full-time student for one academic year or longer. If you have participated in a study abroad program or transferred courses to your home institution, and the individual courses and grades are reflected on the transcript of the home institution, then you do not need to submit transcripts from the study abroad/transfer institution. Applicants from Chinese institutions are encouraged to use the China credential service within the graduate application to request and submit CHESICC authenticated transcripts. This service is eco-friendly and provides validated documents to the department to which you are applying. Applicants submitting CHESICC authenticated transcripts do not need to submit official paper transcripts.