How to Apply
To apply to the ALM program, submit the following:
- A completed online application form (login required). To request a hard copy via e-mail alm@dcemail.harvard.edu.
- 2 essays (topics specified on the application).
- A nonrefundable $100 application fee.
- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities from which a degree has been received (sent directly from the registrars to the ALM office). Additional transcripts are required if half of the credits earned toward a degree were transfer courses.
Literature and creative writing concentration only: Applicants to this concentration must also submit original manuscripts in both fiction and criticism. Manuscripts are read twice a year, with submission deadlines of August 28 and February 5.
When to apply
The ALM office admits students on a rolling-admission basis. Notifications of admission decisions are sent by mail, normally within 8 weeks after receipt of the complete application. Students should apply for admission as soon as they complete the 3 preadmission courses.
Those intending to seek financial aid are also welcome to apply during the term in which they anticipate completing their preadmission courses, in order to be admitted shortly after grades are posted. Students who present more than 4 courses when applying pay an additional $125 late fee.
If students delay their application to the program more than 2 years after completing the proseminar, they are required to retake the course.