Application for admission to the Harvard English Graduate Program is completed through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The application deadline for 2023-2024 admission is January 5th, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. For a full list of application requirements and instructions for the application process, please see the GSAS Application Instructions and GSAS Admissions Requirements.
The following is a set of general guidelines for the English Department’s admissions process. It should be noted that while several areas are emphasized here, the Admissions Committee carefully examines the overall profile of each applicant, taking these and other aspects of the application into consideration: