Incoming Status: Transfer
Area of Interest: Creative Writing
Entry Semester Available: Spring 2009, Fall 2009

Spring 2009
Application Deadline: October 15, 2008
Academic and supplemental materials must be post-marked by November 1, 2008

Fall 2009
Application Deadline: January 15, 2009
Academic and supplemental materials must be post-marked by April 1, 2009

Follow these instructions when applying to Purchase College as a Transfer Creative Writing applicant.  Applicants who would like to transfer into the Creative Writing program from another college or university are required to have a 3.0 cumulative average in order to be academically admissible to the program.  Transfer applicants with less than a 3.0 will either be denied to the college or offered admission for another LAS program, but denied for Creative Writing.  Transfer students should expect to be in the program a minimum of 3 years. 

Note: International Applicants must follow the international application instructions.

Note: Students who have not reached their academic potential because of limited financial resources and inadequate academic preparation should review the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at Purchase College.

Step 1: Send your completed application (after your guidance counselor has reviewed it), a check for $40 (payable to "SUNY ASC"), and your Official Transcripts to:

State University of  New York
Application Services Center
State University Plaza
PO Box 22007
Albany, New York 12201-2007

Step 2: Request for Official College Transcripts.  Students who have completed less than 30 college credits must also request Official High School Transcripts or GED, and SAT or ACT scores. Contact each institution, and have them send the documents directly to:

Purchase College, SUNY
Office of Admissions
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400

Step 3: Submit the Supplemental Admission Form including the personal essay, required academic statement, activities & achievements and previous coursework.

Step 4: Submit your portfolio
Students applying to the Creative Writing Program are required to submit a portfolio to:

Purchase College, SUNY
Office of Admissions
 
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400

The portfolio must contain:

The one page Lilly Lieb Port Creative Writing Program Questionnaire PDF

A letter of intent  addressing: A. Why you want to be admitted to the program; B. What you consider to be your writing strengths.  C.  What you consider to be your writing weaknesses.

Samples of either Poetry or Fiction: 2-3 Shore Stories or 8-10 Poems

Two letters of recommendation are required.  You should ask two individuals who are familiar with your writing abilities (former teachers, writing workshop instructors, advisors, counselors, etc.), to write letters, and put them in a sealed envelope, which they have signed on the seal, and include these w/ your portfolio.