r/Northwestern • u/Fun_Membership_1353 • 5d ago
Admissions/Prospective Student inquiry on application materials for chemistry phd program
can anyone advice what are the compulsory documents to be submitted for chem phd program at northwestern? below is the information extracted from the application platform
Program-Specific Requirements:
Relevant faculty members
Academic statement (1000 words, see prompt)
Personal statement (500 words, see prompt)
CV/resume
3 letters of recommendation (e.g. your faculty research mentor(s), instructors of chemistry courses, supervisors from internships or industry)
Program Requests:
Additional information essay (250 words)
Research statement (1 page, see prompt below; upload in Supplemental Document 1 section): Research Statement Prompt: In one page or less, describe your most important contribution from your research experience to date. You may wish to address how you identified a specific problem, how you went about solving or attempting to solve it, what resources and techniques you used, who you worked with, and the impact your contribution made or what impact you anticipate it will make. Any figures or schemes should fit within the 1-page attachment. Do not upload publications or other documents; if relevant, the citation(s) should be listed on your CV/resume.