Samples

This page hosts successful statements of purpose and academic writing samples. Unless otherwise stated, the documents below were submitted for consideration to North American doctoral programs. We are always looking to add more disciplines to our list. If you are currently enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian doctoral program in a Humanities or Social Science discipline other than those below, we would appreciate your contribution to this list. To submit, please reach out to lumsgradworkshop@gmail.com. We will anonymize all submissions.

Statements of Purpose:

1. Anthropology
2. Comparative Literature
3. History
4. Philosophy (MA)
5. Religious Studies 

Academic Writing Samples:

1. Religious Studies
2. Literature