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The key to selecting a successful graduate program is identifying the right research environment for you. In to ensure the Stanford Genetics program is the appropriate Home Program within Stanford Biosciences for you, we recommend ensuring that your scientific interests align with those of the department and our faculty. Take the time to explore what ongoing projects are taking place across our department, and feel free to reach out to faculty or graduate students to ask additional questions.

If Genetics is your top choice of department, be sure to list it first on your application to the Bioscience program. While the application allows you to list 3 Home Programs, each Home Program makes independent admissions decisions. Many Home Programs will look at the applicants that list them as first choice, and only go to the applicants who listed them second/third after those initial decisions.

While your application should generally reflect the experiences mentioned above (such as research experience and strong letters of recommendation), here are a few other aspects the Genetics admission committee looks for:

Statement of purpose
*This is a great opportunity for us to get to know you better. Be sure to highlight any experiences or challenges you faced along your scientific journey. This is also an opportunity to address anything unique about your application.
*What are the experiences and perspectives that you will bring to our community?
*What are your research interests? Specifically, address the research you have conducted and how your interests are aligned with the Stanford Genetics department and/or the Genetics faculty.
Optional short essay: Describe an unsolved biological problem
*This is a chance for us again to see what you are interested in and how you would approach tackling a scientific problem of your choice.
*It does not need to be related to your own research experiences, but can be a good place to demonstrate how your research interests align with those of the department.

Optional short essay: Diversity statement
*This is a chance to share unique, personally important, and/or challenging factors in your background.
*While optional, this section is especially recommended for students who are coming from a unique background or who have had a nontraditional route to graduate school
Interviewing
All applicants who are offered an interview will be welcomed to come to the Stanford campus for four days in early March. Flights, accommodations, and meals are all provided by Stanford. These recruits will spend time engaging in faculty and student talks, interviewing with faculty, getting to know current students (especially their student host) and other members of the recruitment class. There is also time devoted to walking around the medical and undergraduate campus, touring housing options, meals with faculty and students, and spending the final day in the broader Bay Area.
Statement of Purpose
Three Letters of Recommendation
Transcripts- When completing the Educational History 1 section of the application, you will be asked to list every college and university you have attended for one year or more (i.e. three quarters or two semesters) and any degree program in which you are currently enrolled. Please list the highest undergraduate degree awarded (e.g. Bachelor's, Diplom, Maitrise, etc) in the Post-Secondary Institution 1 section.