TOEFL TOEFL score of 79/550 IELTS IELTS score of 6.5 GRE Scores are not required to apply to the MFA Creative Writing program; however, if you wish to be considered for a fellowship or a teaching assistantship, you are strongly encouraged to take the GRE and to have your scores for the general test forwarded electronically by ETS to Temple University by December 15.

PS Personal Statement (750–1,000 words): Send a personal statement through Interfolio. Give us a sense of who you are—a more detailed, personal picture than what can be gleaned from transcripts or résumés, especially if you have a non-traditional background or atypical undergraduate record. Discuss literary influences and models that feed your creative work; we’re interested in which writers and texts have been important to you, as well as what critical approaches you have found useful. Describe your teaching experience if you have any. Mention what attracts you to Temple’s program and/or Philadelphia. Double-space the lines, paginate the pages, use a standard font such as Times New Roman sized to 12 points, and have margins of at least one inch on all sides. (You will be required to post a personal statement on the online Banner system for the general Graduate School application. Although it may seem redundant, please send a copy as a separate document.) Fee Submit the application by paying the non-refundable $60 application fee online using either a credit card or a bank account drawn on U.S. funds. RL Three Letters of Recommendation: Request signed, confidential letters of recommendation through your Interfolio account. After your letters have been uploaded by your evaluators to your Interfolio account, you will be able to send them electronically to us without seeing their contents. If done through Interfolio, your evaluators do not need to also send papers copies of their letters by mail. Your recommendations should address the specific projects you have undertaken in your previous academic and creative career. They should therefore be written by people who have worked closely with you on literary or related projects, and/or supervised your teaching. In most cases, these will be faculty members. We review the letters of recommendation for specific information about how you write, how you approach problems, how you work in the classroom (both in workshops and in literature courses). Transcript Transcripts: Two copies of all transcripts must be submitted, one official copy by mail, and one unofficial copy electronically. Request that official transcripts from all institutions of higher education previously attended (including Temple, as well as institutions from which you did not receive a degree) be mailed to: Creative Writing Program, Dept. of English (022-29), Temple University, Anderson Hall, Room 1020, 1114 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6090. We ask that you also scan and upload copies of all your transcripts to your Interfolio account and submit them with the other application materials (see next section). These can be unofficial or student copies of transcripts.