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Hello all! I apologize if this has been asked frequently/recently. I checked recent entries, but I may have missed it.
For English literature graduate programs, how important is it to have prior research experience and publications?
A little more information: I am a rising junior and creative writing major, and I'm not sure yet if I want to pursue an MFA or PhD after graduation. I plan to write a thesis in my senior year, but it will be a poetry manuscript. I have contacted professors about research, but the ones who have responded so far said they only take graduate students. I don't have any academic publications yet. Also, if it matters, I'm interested in Early Modern literature.
Thanks!
For English literature graduate programs, how important is it to have prior research experience and publications?
A little more information: I am a rising junior and creative writing major, and I'm not sure yet if I want to pursue an MFA or PhD after graduation. I plan to write a thesis in my senior year, but it will be a poetry manuscript. I have contacted professors about research, but the ones who have responded so far said they only take graduate students. I don't have any academic publications yet. Also, if it matters, I'm interested in Early Modern literature.
Thanks!