Monday, October 22, 2007

The Full Text of Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Philosophy Is Available...

here.

I will try occasionally to visit that post and the original posts to look at the comments. Although I can't address particular students' situations, I can address general questions.

I would be especially interested to hear from professors who have served on admissions committees who think that my advice is inaccurate or misleading.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

regarding GPAs, do you look at the overall GPA or just the grades in the major subject?

Eric Schwitzgebel said...

It's a holistic not a formulaic assessment. In my view -- and I believe in the view of most admissions committees -- grades in philosophy are more important, as are recent grades.