Hamline University

Supplemental essays

1. Please list any workshops or non-credit writing courses you have attended.
2. Please list any other writing programs to which you have applied, or intend to apply.
3. What are your writing goals for the next three to five years?
4. Graduate students can expect to spend between 12 (part-time) and 30 (full-time) hours per week in our program. Will you be able to make this time commitment?
5. Have you had experience in a writing workshop setting? Did you find the process helpful? Please explain.
6. Please describe your current writing practice. How often do you write? What forms do you write in? How do you decide what to write about?
7. What kind of books do you read for pleasure?
8. Please list two books that have most influenced you as a writer and very briefly explain why. For the Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults, please list two books written for children or young adults.
9. At Hamline, we are committed to creating a learning environment in which cultural differences are valued and respected. We challenge ourselves and our students to grow intellectually and artistically with regard to issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, and physical challenges. How comfortable will you be in this environment?

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